Figurative Language Pretest (Reading 6)

What is the use of words to create pictures in your mind, appealing to the five senses?

• stanza
• onomatopoeia
• optical illusion
• imagery

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.W.6.3D

What are words that imitate sounds?

• onomatopoeia
• personification
• simile
• synonyms

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is a comparison of unlike things using "like" or "as"?

• personification
• verse
• metaphor
• simile

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is the repetition (more than twice) of beginning consonant sounds in a poem?

• rhyme 
• repetition
• alliteration
• homophones

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CCSS.L.6.5A

What is a stanza?

• A line
• A grouping of lines
• A poem
• A title

Which is an example of "alliteration?"

• Sam slowly slips on the slide.
• I went to the store.
• The Cat in the Hat
• Who is the king of the classroom?

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Which is an example of "onomatopoeia?"

• NO!
• Go.
• Swish!
• Stop

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

This is a...

• metaphor
• simile
• rhyme
• poem

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

This is a ...

• metaphor
• simile
• rhyme
• homophone

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is personification?

• A person emphasizing something in a poem.
• An object or animal taking on human characteristics.
• A type of poem that tells about a person's life.
• A type of poetry that uses metaphors to describe a person.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4