Poetry Review

What type of figurative language is the following:

"I have taken the MAP test 1,000 times!"

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What type of figurative language is this:

"We're in hot water!"

• Simile

• Idiom

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The "s" sound in this sentence is an example of what kind of figurative language? Creeping silently up the hill, the sentry failed to spot the enemy.

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What type of figurative language is this:

"She hit the water with a 'splash'!"

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What type of figurative language is this:

"The fog crept on little cat feet"

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

In the poem "The Cremation of Sam McGee" why doesn't Sam go back to the South where it's warm?

• He likes the cold

• He is alone and lost

• He is unable to give up his search for gold

• He did go back

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

Why does Sam McGee want to be cremated after he dies?

• So he will be lighter for his friend to carry

• To avoid an icy grave

• So he can have his ashes spread over Tennessee

• So his friend doesn't have to smell him

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

Why does the speaker in "The Cremation of Sam McGee" agree to cremate Sam?

• He feels he must

• He thinks it's easier

• He doesn't like to argue

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

In "The Highwayman" how does Tim the ostler feel about the Highwayman?

• He admires him

• He is scared of him

• He is jealous of him

• He wants his horse

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

In "The Highwayman" what does the Highwayman plan to do before he sees Bess again?

• take a nap

• feed his horses

• hide

• commit a robbery

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10