Figurative Language analysis

Read the following sentence below. *Betsy is the main character.

I searched for what seemed like forever, but I could not find them.

This sentence helps the reader understand that ....

• Betsy got lost looking for her friends.

• Betsy looked for her friends for a long time.

• Betsy cannot tell time.

• Betsy is hiding in a great spot in a forest.

Read the following phrase below. swooped down and grabbed the shell The author uses these words to help the reader imagine —

• the character's appearance.

• the character's quick actions.

• the character's food.

• the character's complaints.

Read this paragraph.

"I said I have all that I need," laughed Mary, "to make soup, carrot soup. “The shopkeeper was bent out of shape at this news. He stomped out of the cottage, and forgot to take his food with him.

The author uses the idiom bent out of shape to show that the shopkeeper is —

• upset

• surprised

• alarmed

• disappointed

Read the two lines from a poem. I’m begging you, please, from the depths of my heart The author’s use of figurative language is intended to —

• make the speaker sound smart.

• tell a joke to the reader.

• show readers how serious the speaker is.

• explain how big the speaker’s heart is.

Read the following stage directions:

[Reaches into the cage and pulls out a tiny furry animal huddled in a ball.]

The author includes this description to help the reader understand —

• how scared the teacher is.

• how scared the hamster is.

• why the students had to be quiet.

• how excited the students are.

Read the following sentence. Stay as still as a statue, so she won’t run away again. The author includes this simile in order to —

• emphasize the importance of being still.

• highlight why the character ran away.

• explain how the character cannot stand still.

• describe how statues do not move.

Read the following sentence. Monday morning, Miss Hernandez walked around the room collecting homework, the click-clack, click-clack of her black dress shoes sounded like the tick tock of a big clock. The author includes onomatopoeia and a simile in this sentence to create a feeling of —

• calm

• nervousness

• excitement

• sadness

One night it rained so fiercely that

By dawn most plants were beaten flat;

I felt beaten splashing out to see

How little garden was left to me.

Read these lines from the poem

I felt beaten splashing out to see

How little garden was left to me.

The poet uses these lines to show that the speaker feels —

• defeated by the storm

• confused by the effect the rain had on the garden

• burdened by the amount of work required to manage a garden

• concerned that the storm has not ended

Aaron “Wheelz” Fotheringham has always seen opportunities instead of limitations. He challenges all of us to look for possibilities and let our dreams soar.

The author includes the phrase “let our dreams soar” to suggest that people —

• will always wish for things they cannot have

• should pursue their interests despite obstacles

• can easily become distracted from their goals

• should constantly think of ways to improve their skills

"With a heavy heart, I watched the horizon swallow the sun, signaling the end of an era."

This sentence uses figurative language to express the speaker's —

• excitement for the future.

• sadness about something ending.

• interest in sunsets.

• curiosity about the horizon.