DoL_11.16.23

Similes and metaphors are types of figurative language that show comparison using like or as.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Read the sentence

"I tapped, tapped, tapped my heart out like a woodpecker on a tree;"

What is the most likely reason the author included this figurative language?

•  To explain that the narrator was dancing near some trees

•  To show that the narrator felt nervous while dancing

•  To emphasize how loudly the narrator was tapping

•  To help visualize the narrator dancing with energy and passion

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CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.1

Read the sentence

"I remember shaking like a leaf in the wind."

What is the most likely reason the author included this simile?

•  To help the reader imagine how nervous the narrator felt backstage.

•  To explain that there was a strong wind backstage that night.

•  To show that the narrator was standing near some trees.

•  To emphasize how cold the narrator felt before going on stage.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

In the last sentence the narrators “legs were jelly after the performance” suggests that they —

•  ate some jelly beans after the show.

•  felt shaky and exhausted after dancing.

•  got jelly on their legs backstage.

•  wore jelly bracelets during the performance.

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10