Silent Letters & Figurative Language Presentation

Open Ended

 ...all the memories that hang upon

And cling around about us as a garment,

Clothing us in a robe of more than glory...

-Edgar Allen Poe

What does this example of figurative language mean? And how does this figurative language above enhance the sentence? (write at least 2 sentences)

Open Ended

Explain what "The classroom was a zoo" means:

Open Ended

What does the following hyperbole mean? "It was so cold, I saw polar bears wearing jackets."

Multiple Choice

True or False: The following statement below is a simile:

"On Tik Tok, I have, like, a billion followers."

• True; I know because it uses the words "like" or "as"

• True; I know because it compares Tik Tok to a billion followers

• False; the figurative language is a metaphor

• False; the figurative language is a hyperbole

Open Ended

The car complained as the key was roughly turned in its ignition.

What is ANOTHER way you could personify a car?

Multiple Choice

"My flower was begging me for water."

What does this figurative language mean?

• Personification

• The flower was dried out and needed to be watered.

• The flower asked to be watered.

• The plant had plenty of water.

Multiple Choice

Which line of the poem above is an example of simile and hyperbole?

Lost is a puzzle

of screaming stars.

Fear is a blackness

that smothers.

Hope is like a dream

that is never lost.

• Lost is a puzzle of screaming stars.

• Hope is like a dream that is never lost.

• Fear is a blackness that smothers.

• all of the answers are incorrect

Multiple Choice

What does the hyperbole "If I don't get the perfect piece of apple pie, I'll die" mean?

• They will be very upset if they don't get a perfect piece of apple pie.

• They won't die.

• They will actually die if they don't get the perfect piece.

Multiple Choice

What is the plural possessive of the word in parenthesis?

The ____________ group project was very impressive. (students)

• students

• students'

• student's

Multiple Choice

What are the correct plural possessive noun forms of the following words:  women, ponies, moose, families

• women's, ponies', moose's, families'
• women's, ponie's, moose's, familie's
• womens', ponies', mooses', families'
• woman's, pony's, moose's, family's

Fill in the Blanks

Complete each sentence by typing the possessive form of the noun in parentheses.

The

pen is so muddy! (pigs)

Fill in the Blanks

Which letter is silent: gnipe

Multiple Select

Say the word. Choose the correct spelling.

• wale

• whale

• whal

• wal

Poll

How confident do you feel about this topic now?

• Very confident
• Somewhat confident
• Not confident