Figurative Language, Imagery, & Context Clues

What draws a comparison between two things by saying one thing IS another? (Example: Mrs. Swain is a monster)

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Refrain

• Onomatopoeia

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

When the same letter sound repeats at the BEGINNING of closely connected words, what do we call it?

• Assonance

• Consonance

• Allegory

• Alliteration

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

When a story or poem can be interpreted to reveal a HIDDEN meaning (e.g. something moral or political), it is known as an:

• allegory

• alliteration

• antagonist

• amibiguous

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

What do we call it when a text provides us with sensory details to enhance reader experience?

• literally

• imagery

• allusion

• metaphor

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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 AUDITORY IMAGERY?

• As I brushed against the old table, I felt the splintered wood against my fingertips.

• The sky had a purple hue.

• It was apparent the woman had never made a broth before; her soup tasted only of water and salt.

• The crescendo of the bird's song filled the spring day with loud, joyful music.

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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 VISUAL IMAGERY?

• As I brushed against the old table, I felt the splintered wood against my fingertips.

• The sky had a purple hue.

• It was apparent the woman had never made a broth before; her soup tasted only of water and salt.

• The crescendo of the bird's song filled the spring day with loud, joyful music.

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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 GUSTATORY (taste) IMAGERY?

• As I brushed against the old table, I felt the splintered wood against my fingertips.

• The sky had a purple hue.

• It was apparent the woman had never made a broth before; her soup tasted only of water and salt.

• The crescendo of the bird's song filled the spring day with loud, joyful music.

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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 TACTILE IMAGERY?

• As I brushed against the old table, I felt the splintered wood against my fingertips.

• The sky had a purple hue.

• It was apparent the woman had never made a broth before; her soup tasted only of water and salt.

• The crescendo of the bird's song filled the spring day with loud, joyful music.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What are context clues?

• Indications in the text that tell us what a word means

• Moments in the text that allow us to draw inferences about the characters' personal feelings

• Clues given to us by a man in a striped shirt that happens to have a dog that loves clues.

• There are no context clues. It's all a lie.

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Based on the context clues, what does the word ESTEEMED mean?

Wherever he goes, the esteemed Dr. Mandible is applauded for his life-saving research.

• Held over boiling water

• Very old

• Greatly admired

• Widely despised

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C