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

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