simile and metaphor
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English
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5th Grade
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Simile or Metaphor? My brother was boiling mad.
Back
metaphor
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
"as hungry as a bear recently awakened from hibernation"
Back
Someone is really hungry
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What two things are being compared in the following metaphor?
Her diary was her best friend, guarding her secrets quietly.
Options: "best friend" and "secrets", "diary" and "secrets", "Diary" and "her best friend", "her" and "diary"
Back
"Diary" and "her best friend"
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the meaning of the metaphor: "Her diary was her best friend, guarding all of her secrets."
Back
Her secrets are safe because they are written in her diary, which could not talk.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Simile: Sylvia's new lotion made her face as smooth as a baby's skin.
Back
Sylvia's face was really smooth.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What two things are being compared in the metaphor: "The crab was a dancing pair of scissors, clicking across the sand."? Options: Crab and Sand, Crab and dancing scissors, Scissors and sand, Dancing and sand.
Back
Crab and dancing scissors
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Similes and metaphors are poetic devices. What does this mean?
Back
They are literary techniques commonly found in poetry
Tags
CCSS.L.4.6
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.W.4.2D
CCSS.W.5.2D
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