Figurative Language-- in the Monkey's Paw

Read each statement from the short story, "The Monkey's Paw." What type of figurative language do you see in each quote?

"It moved," he cried..."as I wished, it twisted in my hand like a snake."

• metaphor

• simile

• irony

• personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

"Well, I don't see the money," said his son, as he picked it up and put it on the table, "and I bet I never shall."

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• foreshadowing

• personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

"If you keep it, don't blame me for what happens. Pitch it on the fire again like a sensible man."

• hyperbole

• foreshadowing

• metaphor

• personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

"Don't you think you might wish for four pairs of hands for me?" teased the old woman.

• hyperbole

• irony

• metaphor

• personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

How might the opening scene of the father and son playing a game of chess serve as a symbol in the story?

• It symbolizes the need for recreation and a noble passtime.

• It symbolizes the son's playful nature.

• It symbolizes the need for strategy.

• It symbolizes how one bad move or choice can yield disastrous consequences.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

"Maw and Meggins disclaim all responsibility. They admit no liability at all, but in consideration of your son's services, they wish to present you with a certain sum as compensation...two hundred pounds."

This is an example of--

• irony

• hyperbole

• foreshadowing

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

"Outside, the wind was higher than ever, and the old man started nervously at the sound of a door banging upstairs. A silence unusual and depressing settled upon all three, which lasted until the old couple rose to retire for the night."

What mood is created in this excerpt from the passage?

• lighthearted and jovial

• edgy and uneasy

• calm and serene

• indifferent and uninterested

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

"He sat alone in the darkness, gazing at the dying fire, and seeing faces in it. The last face was so horrible and so simian that he gazed at it in amazement...with an uneasy laugh, he reached for a glass of water to throw at it, but instead grasped the monkey's paw. With a shiver, he wiped his hand on his coat and went up to bed."

What mood is created in this excerpt?

• lighthearted and jovial

• unaffected and indifferent

• eerie and foreboding

• calm and serene

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

"In the brightness of the wintry sun the next morning as it streamed over the breakfast table, Mr. White laughed at his fears. There was an air of ordinary wholesomeness about the room which wasn't there the previous night."

What mood did the author create in the above excerpt?

• lighthearted and jovial

• depressing and heavy-hearted

• crazed and confused

• hopeless and despairing

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

"After the funeral, the old couple desired something else to happen--something else that could lighten this load which was too heavy for old hearts to bear."

In this passage, the load is a metaphor for--

• anger and wrath

• jubilation and laughter

• hope and expectation

• guilt and sorrow

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4