Figurative Language in The Outsiders

What type of figurative language is this: “I just stood there like a bump on a log while they surrounded me”

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

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: “Johnny was scared of his own shadow after that”

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does Ponyboy mean when he says, "“I just stood there like a bump on a log while they surrounded me”

• That he was a log.

• That he was quiet.

• That he just stood still while they surrounded him.

• That he fought back when they surrounded him.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does it mean that Johnny was "scared of his own shadow"?

• That he was very scared.

• That his shadow scared him.

• That he was fearless.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What type of figurative language is this: “He was the greaser’s pet”

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Allusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What type of figurative language is this: "Man your brother is one doll."

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does Cherry mean when she says that Soda is "a doll"?

• That he's ugly.

• That he's miniature.

• That he's plastic.

• That he's handsome.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What type of figurative language is this: "for once his comical grin was gone and his dancing gray eyes were stormy”

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Allusion

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does Pony mean when he describes Two-Bit's eyes as "dancing"?

• That they were swing dancing.

• That they were moving.

• That they were closed.

• That they were blinking.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What type of figurative language is this: “Dally handed me a shirt about sixty million sizes too big”

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3