Comprehend and use figurative language (e.g., idioms, metaphors, similes, personification, hyperbole, pun). 0801.8.13

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1. A one-page handout giving examples of each poetic device [This expired page is from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine.]
2. A Fun Way to Teach Similes - a lesson idea from Bruce Lansky
3. Alliteration or Simile? - Choose whether each statement is an alliterative phrase, simile or neither.
4. Bud, Not Buddy - quizzes on similes and metaphors Matching | Flashcards | Concentration
5. Do you know your metaphors? - drag words to make a metaphor
6. Do you know your similes? - drag the nouns to complete a Simile (Refresh the page to get a new set.)
7. Figurative Language Quiz - alliteration, similes and metaphors, personification, connotation and imagery
8. Literary Devices Quizzes - similes, metaphors, personification, slang/dialect and allusions - Matching | Concentration | Flashcards
9. Metaphor Lists - a selection of metaphors by category, complete with sample usage and interpretation
10. Metaphor Battleship Quiz - Quia quiz using the Battleship game format
11. Metaphor Quiz - a five-question quiz at Quia
12. Metaphor Quiz - a ten-question quiz at Quia
13. Metaphor Quiz - to print
14. Personification Exercise - In each blank space below, an expression of personification is omitted. Choose from the list of words below the expression which would complete each sentence most vividly.
15. Poetry writing practice web [This expired page is from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine.]
16. Self-Study Idiom Quizzes - numerous quizzes to select from
17. Simile lesson - with a printable quiz
    

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