Analyzing Figurative Language-"The Pearl"
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"The houses belched people; the doorways spewed out children." What type of figurative language is this?
Simile
Metpahor
Personification
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"The houses belched people; the doorways spewed out children." Why did the author use this description?
To show how ugly the houses were
To help the reader understand how empty the houses were
To help the reader picture how full the houses were
To show how disgusting the people in the houses are
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"The loss of the pearl was a punishment." What type of figurative language is used?
simile
personification
metaphor
none of the above
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
"The loss of the pearl was a punishment." How can this be made into a simile while keeping the same meaning?
The loss of the pearl is a punishment.
The loss of the pearl is like a reward.
The loss of the pearl is like a punishment.
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"The pearl is like fool's gold." This is an example of what type of figurative language ?
metaphor
simile
personification
hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"The pearl is like fool's gold." This simile means that...
The pearl is as big as a sea gull's egg.
The pearl is as perfect as the moon.
The pearl is valuable.
The pearl is valueless.
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"Even tiny stones threw shadows on the ground." What type of figurative language is used?
simile and personification
metaphor and simile
metaphor and personification
personification
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
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