Analyzing Figurative Language-"The Pearl"

"The houses belched people; the doorways spewed out children." What type of figurative language is this?

• Simile

• Metpahor

• Personification

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

"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

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

"The loss of the pearl was a punishment." What type of figurative language is used?

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

• none of the above

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

"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.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

"The pearl is like fool's gold." This is an example of what type of figurative language ?

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

"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.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

"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

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

"He was terrified of that monster of strangeness they called the capital." What type of figurative language is used?

• simile

• simile and metaphor

• simile, metaphor, and personification

• metaphor

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

How can you make "He was terrified of that monster of strangeness they called the capital" become a simile while keeping the same meaning?

• He was like a monster.

• He was terrified as a monster.

• The capital will be a monster

• The capital is like a monster.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

"Kino's arms and legs stirred like those of a crushed bug." What type of figurative language is used?

• smilie

• metaphor

• personifcation

• all of the above

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3