What is personification?

Giving human characteristics to non-human things

The same beginning sound repeated

Why do people use figurative language?

To make their writing interesting and visual, or to emphasis an idea and make a point.

To structure their writing into paragraphs.

Because Beyonce uses it in her songs.

Little Johnny Wiggins fell down a well on the farm. His family looked for him. Finally, at sundown, Mr. Wiggins found Johnny. He had been trapped in the well for three hours. CAUSE : Johnny Wiggins fell down a well. What was the EFFECT ?

He was trapped for three hours.

His mother found him at sundown.

Mark went on a fishing trip with his father. His father caught three fish. Mark caught two fish. Mark's fish were so little that he had to throw them back. CAUSE: Mark's fish were very small What was the EFFECT ?

He went fishing with his father.

His father's fish were very little.

It is a good idea to lock your door at night. Mr. Griswold forgot to lock his door last Monday. When he returned home, he found that his new T.V. set had been stolen. EFFECT : Mr. Griswold's T.V. was stolen. What was the CAUSE ?

He went to a show every Monday.

Someone rang my doorbell last night. He must have run away, though. I got up when I heard the bell. But when I opened the door, there was nobody there. CAUSE : Someone must have run away. What was the EFFECT ?

I got up when I heard the bell.

Rosa and her friends spent two weeks in a cabin on the lake. There was no electricity in the cabin. The girls had to use a lantern for light. Sometimes they made a fire in the fireplace. CAUSE : The cabin had no electricity. What was the EFFECT ?

The girls used a lantern for light.

There was a fireplace near the cabin.

Bruce dared Katy to go into the dark cave. Katy wanted to seem brave. She crawled in and looked around. It really wasn't so scary after all. CAUSE : Katy wanted to seem brave. What was the EFFECT ?

She thought the cave was scary.

Michael did not want to go to the dentist. He was afraid that Dr. Yurman would hurt him. He cried all the way to the office. But after all that, it didn't hurt at all. EFFECT : Michael cried all the way to the office. What was the CAUSE ?

The dentist didn't hurt him at all.

The ARENA at my brother's college is big enough to play any sport, including football.

area for sports or entertainment

Many seahorses live in tropical areas where the water is always warm.

a place that gets cold during parts of the year

a place off the coast of Alaska

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6th Grade

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CCSS

RL.11-12.6, RI.4.3, L.1.6

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which is an example of a simile?

His room was a hurricane of a mess.

His room looked as if a hurricane came through.

A hurricane! AHHH!

The hurricane screamed through the town.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is a metaphor?

A comparison using "like" or "as"

A comparison without using "like" or "as"

A figure of speech in which the word imitates it's meaning.

An extreme exaggeration

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following in an example of onomatopoeia?

Boom!

No!

Yes!

Go!

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is the definition of hyperbole?

When a group of of words all start with the same sound.

When words sound like what they mean.

An extreme exaggeration

A comparison

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of personification?

You are as a beautiful as a flower.

The trees danced in the wind.

I waited in line for 10 years!

He is an encyclopedia of knowledge.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

"As straight as an arrow" is an example of what?

simile

alliteration

metaphor

onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is this is an example of: The clock on the wall laughed at me as I tried to finish my test before class ended.

personification

metaphor

simile

hyperbole

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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71 questions

Which is an example of a simile?

What is a metaphor?

Which of the following in an example of onomatopoeia?

What is the definition of hyperbole?

Which of the following is an example of personification?

"As straight as an arrow" is an example of what?

What is this is an example of: The clock on the wall laughed at me as I tried to finish my test before class ended.

What's the meaning of this simile?"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."

What is personification?

Why do people use figurative language?

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