Brainpop Similes & Metaphors

Brainpop Similes & Metaphors

Assessment

Flashcard

English

8th Grade

Hard

CCSS
L.4.5A, L.7.6, L.5.4B

+8

Standards-aligned

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1.

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.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Simile

Back

A comparison that uses the words "like" or "as"

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which of the following sentences contains a simile? The mouse was quiet, he mouse was whisper-quiet, The mouse was quiet as a whisper, The mouse's footsteps sounded whispery

Back

The mouse was quiet as a whisper

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

In the sentence, "When the cat stalks his prey, he is a shadow," what two things are being compared?

Back

The cat and a shadow

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

A comparison that does not use the words "like" or "as"

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What could be added to the phrase, "My cat is black" to form a simile? Options: And furry, All over, In color, As ink

Back

As ink

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which of the following is a metaphor?

  • His hair is flame red
  • Like a flame, his hair is red
  • In the sunlight, his hair is flame
  • His hair is red as a flame

Back

In the sunlight, his hair is flame

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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