Esperanza Rising Figurative Practice

What example of figurative language is this? "Her (Esperanza’s) smile faded, her chest tightened, and a heavy blanket of anguish smothered her smallest joy."

• metaphor
• simile
• personification
• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

Which of the following narrative elements in the plot reflect the point of highest tension/conflict in a narrative?  

• exposition
• rising action
• climax
• falling action

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

What is a simile?

• A  comparison of two unlike subjects using the words "like" or "as".
• Giving human characteristics to an animal, idea, or nonliving object.
• Words that imitate sounds.
• A comparison of two unlike subjects using the words "is" or "was".

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

What is a metaphor?

• A big exaggeration in order to make a point.
• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of several words in the same phrase.
• A comparison of two unlike subjects using the words "is" or "was".
• Language that creates mental pictures by using sensory language.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

Events that occur in a story that build up to the climax.

• Falling Action
• Rising Action
• Problems
• Arguments

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

An idea or lesson the author wants you to learn or know about a subject.

• Plot
• Theme
• Mood
• Character

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

The time, place, or physical place in which a story takes place.

• Atmosphere
• Connotation
• Theme
• Setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

Hints, clues or a warning that something will happen later in the story

• Flashback
• Setting
• Foreshadow
• Allusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

This is an example of :
"She remembered standing in a chair with her arms outstretched like a bird ready for flight"...

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Personification
• Allusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

"Sadness and anger tangled in Esperanza's stomach
This is an example of...

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Personification
• Romance

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.3