John Henry / Figurative Language

What is a word or phrase that departs from literal language to express comparison, add emphasis or clarity, or make the writing more interesting with the addition of color or freshness?

• text features

• sensory images

• figurative language

• rhyming couplet

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Who was John Henry?

• He was a Chinese immigrant.

• He was a slave and he built the transcontinental railroad.

• He was a driver of a black bus.

• He was the guy that planted apple trees all over the world.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.3B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What is the genre of the story John Henry?

• Expository

• Tall Tale

• Fable

• Fairy Tale

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

When John Henry was born "all the animals and the sun were smiling and wanted to get a glimpse of the new baby". This is an example of what type of figurative language?

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What type of figurative language is found in this sentence from the text?

"The night John Henry was born the sky was black as coal."

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is John Henry known for?

• his strength and being a hard worker

• his weakness in building houses

• jumping high

• being small

Tags

CCSS.L.5.3B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What does the selection say John Henry always did while driving steel?

• He challenged his fellow workers to races.

• He stopped frequently to rest.

• He whistles.

• He sang.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is an example of onomatopoeia from the story?

• The dynamite didn't knock a chip off the boulder.

• John Henry sang and hammered.

• John Henry's hammers went RINGGGG! RINGGGG!

• The steam drill against John Henry was the contest.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

All of the following are examples of John Henry's super human strengths, EXCEPT?

• he drove steel spikes six inches into solid rock

• bosses wanted John to work for them

• his hammer moved as fast as lightning

• he could hammer for hours without missing a beat

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

"The sun yawned, washed his face, and brushed it's teeth."

This sentence is an example of what type of figurative language?

• a metaphor

• personification

• a pun

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A