Figures of Speech

"These walls have ears"
This sentence is an example of :

• metaphor
• personification
• simile
• alliteration

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CCSS.L.6.5A

A figure of speech is...

• a familiar expression
• a non-literal way of saying something
• what the author literally means
• something only writers use

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

What does the quote below mean?
"Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven't planted."

• It is important to strive for success.
• You should plant crops where you plan to harvest them.
• It is wrong to work hard for success.
• To be successful, you must first work hard.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

What does the quote below mean?
"Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterward."

• It's a helpful experience to have a hard teacher.
• Experienced teachers give the lesson first and then the test.
• Everyone has the experience of making mistakes both in school and in life.
• Experience can be a difficult way to learn because you learn from making mistakes.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

My math teacher said, "You passed this test by the skin of your teeth. Why don't you stay after school for some tutoring?"
What did the teacher mean?

• I did really well.
• I barely passed the test.
• I failed the test miserably.
• I failed the test, but I was close.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?

• The boy was upset at himself.

• The boy was a tornado of emotion

• The boy said he'd die of shame

• The boy did not like what he'd done.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The baby was like an octopus, pulling all the socks off the rack at the store.

What is the meaning of the simile above?

• The baby had 8 legs.

• The baby lives in the sea.

• The baby was pulling things off the rack so fast it seemed like it had many legs.

• The baby was sleeping.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth means...

• He was born to a rich family

• He was born hungry

• He was born with teeth

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

He is one tough cookie.

• He eats a lot of cookies

• He likes cookies

• He works hard

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?

It's time to take your turn.

• It's raining cats and dogs

• The ball is in your court

• Reach for the stars

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B