Period 1 Fig. Lang. Pre-Assessment

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

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

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. 

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

He turned over, holding his nose, and a golden light danced and shattered just over his face.

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Personification
• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

His ordinary voice sounded like a whisper after the harsh note of the conch.

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Personfication
• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

"We've got to make smoke up there--or die."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

a comparison of two unlike things using like, as, than, or resembles

• simile 
• metaphor
• personification
• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The whole world was staring at me.

• personification
• idiom
• onomatopoeia
• hyperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

The door protested as it opened slowly.

• metaphor
• hyperbole
• personification
• simile

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CCSS.L.6.5A

The promise between us was a delicate flower.

• idiom
• personification
• metphor
• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D