Figurative Language Review

The sky was any angry, purple monster. It roared fiercely as the thunder crashed and the rain poured.

• The sky had clouds in the shape of a monster

• the sky was stormy

• monsters invaded the town

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

The starting goalie was out with an injury, so Kevin was finally getting his chance to prove his worth. He knew he could do it. He was a brick wall.

• he was hard headed

• he built a wall in front of his goal

• he threw bricks at his opponent

• he would not allow the opponent to score, he would block the goal

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.8.4

Their family was a patchwork quilt of diversity. Each adopted child added something beautiful to the whole

• Like a quilt the family was old an ragged

• Their family had old fashioned traditions like a patchwork quilt

• Like a quilt stitched together of many fabrixcs, the family had children who were different living together as siblings

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which simile would be helpful in describing a terrified look on someone's face

• Her eyes drooped like wilted flowers

• her eyes were as sharp as arrows

• her eyes were as big as saucers and her hands trembled

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which metaphor below would be helpful in describing a presentation that went bad

• in that moment he was a lion tamer and the crowd was eating from his hand

• he was a conductor of a train that was steady on it rails and going full steam ahead

• he was the captain of a bad voyage and he was going down with his ship

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CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?

• The boy was upset at himself.

• The boy was a tornado of emotion.

• The boy said he’d die of shame.

• The boy did not like what he’d done.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?

• Her eyes shone through the darkness.

• Her eyes looked like mine.

• Her eyes were two full moons.

• Her eyes were as bright as diamonds.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence.

The hug was like a soft blanket, wrapping Simone in warmth.

• simile

• metaphor

• both a simile and a metaphor

• There is no figure of speech in that sentence.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Read the poem below:

the drum

by Nikki Giovanni

daddy says the world is

a drum tight and hard

and i told him

i’m gonna beat

out my own rhythm

What comparison does the poem make?

• She compares herself to a rhythm.

• The poem compares the world to a drum.

• The speaker compares her father to the world.

• The speaker compares her father to a drum.

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

Read the poem below:

the drum

by Nikki Giovanni

daddy says the world is

a drum tight and hard

and i told him

i’m gonna beat

out my own rhythm

What is the meaning behind the speaker's response to her father?

• The speaker is not going to let anyone discourage her from going after her dreams.

• The speaker is going to pursue music as a career and be a drummer in a band.

• The speaker is going to change her goals after her father's warning about the world.

• The speaker is still planning to pursue her dream of being a dancer.

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CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5