Collection 3- Mississippi Solo

As the snow fell, the forest wrapped itself in a white blanket and went to sleep. What figure of speech is illustrated in this sentence?

• a simile
• personification
• a hyperbole
• a metaphor

Which of the following is an example of the author's use of personification?

• " I passed through the far curtain of the insulated air."
• "The tips of the trees bent way over...like fishing rods hooked on a big one."
• "The river kept me company and kept me satisfied".
• "Clouds rolled overhead in wild swirls like batter in a bowl".

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

This author's style contained:

• formal language
• fragments
• complex sentences
• precise language

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

Mississippi Solo is an example of what type of prose?

• autobiography
• memoir
• excerpt
• personal narrative

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

A comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as' is:

• alliteration
• simile
• onomatopoeia
• metaphor

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

When several words begin with the same consonant sound in a row is:

• personification
• alliteration
• metaphor
• simile

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

"SpongeBob is the worst TV show ever made!" This sentence is an example of...

• idiom
• hyperbole
• metaphor
• simile

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

EXAMPLE:  She sings at the top of her lungs.

• Cliche
• Idiom
• Allusion
• Simile

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

EXAMPLE:  Buzz, Hiss, Roar, Woof.

• Personification
• Alliteration
• Idiom
• Onomatopoeia

EXAMPLE:  The stuffed bear smiled as the little boy hugged him close.

• Personification
• Idiom
• Hyperbole
• Allusion

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.5