7th Grade EpicEd - Interpret Figures of Speech

What's an example of verbal irony?

• Chanting, "You're an awesome athlete!" to an Olympian

• Saying, "Good job!" to someone who just rear ended a car

• When the sun is shining and the birds are singing, you say, "Nice weather we're having, right?"

• All of the above

Which is an example of a simile?

• His room was a hurricane of a mess.

• His room looked as if a hurricane came through.

• A hurricane! AHHH!

• The hurricane screamed through the town.

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.

During brunch with his grandparents, Jacob was a real pig.

What are the words in blue an example of?

• Simlie

• Metaphor

The baby was like an octopus, pulling all the socks off the rack at the store.

What is the meaning of the simile above?

• The baby had 8 legs.

• The baby lives in the sea.

• The baby was pulling things off the rack so fast it seemed like it had many legs.

• The baby was sleeping.

He is one tough cookie.

• He eats a lot of cookies

• He likes cookies

• He works hard

"I only hit the snooze button a few times this morning," Harim stated as he walked in to the meeting thirty minutes late. This verbal irony suggests...

• that Harim slept well

• that Harim overslept

What does the idiom in this text suggest?

"You don't want to miss this opportunity! It only comes once in a blue moon!"

• The opportunity is given every day.

• The opportunity does not happen often.

"You don't want to buy a car from him. He's as sly as a fox." What does this simile suggest?

• He looks like a fox.

• He does not have moral business practices.

• He does not know how to handle money well.

"It's already been three hours? Time flies when you're having fun!" What does this figure of speech imply?

• Time passes quickly when you're enjoying yourself.

• Time is unrelated to having fun.

• When you are working, it seems like time moves quickly.