TPCASTT and Figurative Language

"All the world is a stage." is what type of figurative language?

• cliche

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• simile

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"He sneezed in the breeze on his feet." is what type of sound device?

• alliteration

• assonance

• oxymoron

• repetition

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Rhythm is -

• the musical quality produced by the repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables.

• a word or phrase that has become overly familiar or commonplace.

• the repetition of sounds at the end of words.

• a word or line that is repeated in a poem to create a certain effect.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

"Now I'm stranded in the center / of a living submarine." is an example of -

• an idiom

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

"The comedian is seriously funny." is an example of -

• a cliche

• an oxymoron

• a metaphor

• an idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

"You hit the nail on the head." is an example of -

• personification

• hyperbole

• a metaphor

• an idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of two or more nearby words?

• consonance

• rhyme

• alliteration

• assonance

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

This is an example of -

• a symbol

• an oxymoron

• onomatopoeia

• a cliche

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• He is a rock.

• You were as brave as a lion.

• There were a million people at the party.

• The lion had a cavernous mouth.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What strategy is used when reading a poem?

• PQ2R

• STEAL

• TPCASTT

• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D