Cinderella, Inc.

‘The girl was sallow and scrawny, her face as unattractive as two pills in a smear of mustard.’ This quote contains:

• alliteration and metaphor

• alliteration and simile

• assonance and metaphor

• assonance and simile

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

‘… and be borne on your voyage to beauty’ is an example of:

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Pun

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

You’re a beautiful woman now, but remember, your beauty rests on that little box.’ This line means:

• the protagonist is reliant on chemicals to maintain her appearance

• protagonist has achieved her dream

• the protagonist should remember her inner beauty as well

• the protagonist forgets things after her surgery

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

‘The wedding, three months later, was a striking one.‘ In this line the word ‘striking’ means:

• violent

• hard hitting

• impressive

• shocking

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

‘The women stared enviously at the tall handsome breadth of the bridegroom, and the men watched the bride with bulging eyes.’ The reaction of the guests suggests:

• the bride and groom were hideous

• the bride and groom were not interested in each other

• the bride and groom embarrassed themselves

• the bride and groom were exceptionally attractive.

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

‘I remember,’ she said, and began her ritual.’ In this line the word ‘ritual’ means:

• a behavior regularly performed

• a behavior which is difficult

• a behavior that is a secret

• a new behavior

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4