Imagery & Figurative Language

Imagery is language that creates a picture.

• True
• False

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which sense am I describing if something is brown?

• Touch
• Sight
• Smell
• Hear

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which of these is an example of touch?

• soft
• yellow
• stinky
• sour

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which of these is not an example of taste?

• Loud
• Spicy
• Sweet
• Sour

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

He slammed his fist against the wall, and immediately regretted the ridiculous show of force.
What type of imagery is used here?

• visual imagery
• touch imagery
• smell imagery
• no imagery

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

The sickly-sweet aroma of night-blooming jasmine was inescapable.
What type of imagery is used here?

• taste imagery
• touch imagery
• no imagery
• smell imagery

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

The steady drip, drip, drip of the faucet was a soft, but persistent intrusion on his thoughts.
What type of imagery is used here?

• visual imagery
• sound imagery
• taste imagery
• no imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

She cleared her throat to make her presence known, trying not to interrupt but needing to speak to the man immediately.
What type of imagery is used here?

• no imagery
• visual imagery
• sound imagery
• touch imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

They were still two miles from the ocean, but the salty sea had already caught the attention of the horses.
What type of imagery is used here?

• smell imagery
• sound imagery
• no imagery
• touch imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Under the flowering magnolia a red and white checkered picnic blanket was spread out, china plates and silverware glistening brightly, the fruit and cheese they bore already starting to ferment.
What type of imagery is used here?

• smell imagery
• touch imagery
• no imagery
• visual imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5