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Eighth Grade (Grade 8) Figurative Language Questions

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Grade 8 Figurative Language CCSS: CCRA.R.6, CCRA.L.5, RL.8.6, L.8.5
Grade 8 Figurative Language CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.8.5
Grade 8 Figurative Language CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.8.5
The son of the police chief is arrested for burglary is an example of:
  1. verbal irony
  2. situational irony
  3. dramatic irony
Grade 8 Personification
"The first rays of morning tiptoed through the meadow"

What is being personified?
  1. the morning
  2. the meadow
  3. tiptoed
  4. the first rays of morning
Grade 8 Figurative Language CCSS: CCRA.R.4, CCRA.L.5, RL.8.4, L.7.5, L.7.5a

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Grade 8 Figurative Language CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.8.5
Sarcasm is a form of verbal irony. Which statement below demonstrates sarcasm?
  1. A basketball fan remarks, "Watching Michael Jordan play ball knocks my socks off!"
  2. A soccer fan remarks, "That goalie is in way over his head."
  3. A football fan remarks, "That receiver's face was as white as a ghost as the ball whizzed past his hands."
  4. A baseball fan remarks, "I just love lots of homework on opening night of the World Series!"
Grade 8 Figurative Language CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.8.5, L.8.5a
Which of the following is an example of verbal irony?
  1. A left handed person is called "Lefty"
  2. A tall person is called "Shorty"
  3. An arrogant criminal gets caught.
  4. A best selling writer's latest novel is a flop.
Grade 8 Figurative Language
Grade 8 Figurative Language CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.8.5
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