Poetic Writing Techniques Formative

Which of the following is NOT an example of Literal Language?

• I told you five times to clean your room

• Joe was as fast as his brother

• My house is a zoo

• Like my father, I have decided to become a doctor

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which of the following is NOT an example of Figurative Language?

• My computer hates me

• I am so hungry I could eat a steak dinner

• His room is a pigsty

• Her smile was a mile wide

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following IS an example of Literal Language?

• The boat hugged the shore

• He is a beast

• I called you a million times

• The television was so loud I could hear it in the next room

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which of the following IS an example of Figurative Language?

• The Marines are as tough as the Army Special Forces

• Like muffins, cupcakes need to bake for 30 minutes

• His eyes are as dark as mine

• Like a seagull, the surfer glided over the waves

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following is a sound/musical writing technique and NOT Figurative Language?

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Personification

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of the following is Figurative Language and NOT a musical/sound writing device?

• rhyme

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which of the following is NOT hyperbole (extreme exaggeration)?

• I called you a million times

• You take forever to get ready

• I have a ton of work to do

• I have told you ten times to clean your room

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which of the following statements compares two unlike things where the first thing in the comparison becomes the second thing?

• Joe was as fast as his brother

• Lightning danced across the sky

• My heart is a stereo

• Like my mom, I pay close attention to details

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following statements uses personification by giving human characteristics to something that isn't human?

• The flowers began to bloom

• The world has swallowed all my dreams

• She is my sunny day

• Jill cried a river of tears

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Which of the following statements DOESN'T use alliteration or the same beginning sound in two or more words?

• Sally sits next to Sonya

• Sally is coming to California

• Sally is a waitress at Pat's Pizza

• Sally ate lunch with Bob

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4