Figurative Language

In such an unfamiliar environment, Ashton was a fish out of water.

What does the idiom in this text suggest?

• Ashton had not visted that location before.

• Ashton felt out of place.

• Ashton didn't have any friends.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

For many runners who prefer running barefoot but still want some support and protection, minimalist shoes are the best thing since sliced bread.

What does the idiom in this text suggest?

• The shoes are a fabulous invention.

• The shoes are comfortable and flexible.

• The shoes are as soft as freshly baked bread.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What does the idiom in this text suggest?

"I walked across an empty land

I knew the pathway like the back of my hand."

• The singer is in a stranger place.

• The singer has walked the path many times before.

• The singer has never walked the path before.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Ten thousand daffodils saw I at a glance,

Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

What does the personification in this text suggest?

• The daffodils were a beautiful sight.

• The daffodils were bent over.

• The daffodils were moving in the wind.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Why did the author include the following figurative language?

The wind howled and the trees trembeled at the peak of the storm.

• To show the movement of the storm over the different cities in the area.

• To describe the beauty of the trees in the storm as they swayed.

• To show the intensity of the storm by describing the effect on sound and movement.

• To explain how the people felt scared when the storm was at its worst because of how loud it was.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Why did the author include the following figurative language?

My brother glared at me, like he had lasers in his eyes, when he saw I was using his new Xbox Series S/X controller.

• To explain how the author wish he had used the old controller instead.

• To illustrate how intensely his brother was staring which shows he was displeased at what he saw.

• To convey the difference between using the old controller in comparison to the new controller.

• To show how much his brother liked lasers as a superpower and his wish for wanting them.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Why did the author include the following figurative language?

The smells from the bakery basically dragged me inside; the pan dulce was screaming my name!

• To emphasize the speaker's reluctance and contrast it with their desire for the baked goods.

• To show the superiority of pan dulce over conchas.

• To describe the feeling of the sugar rush from eating the pan dulce.

• To illustrate the smells using movement which shows how addictive sugar is.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Match the following figurative language with its definition.

• The repetition of three or more consonant sounds.

• Alliteration

• giving human qualities to non human things.

• Simile

• comparing two things using like or as

• hyperbole

• an extreme exaggeration

• personification

• comparing two things NOT using like or as.

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of these sentences contains personification?

• The breeze cause our laundry to move back and forth on the clothesline.

• The laundry was hanging on the clothesline to dry in the breeze.

• Our laundry swooshed back and forth on the clothesline, tickled by the breeze.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Read the sentence.

As they watched the performance unfold, they were glued to their seats.

Which explanation best expresses the figurative meaning of the metaphor "glued to their seats"?

• A)They were stuck to the seats.

• B)They were uncomfortable in their seats.

• C)They were so interested that they did not move.

• D)They were so bored that they wanted to leave in a hurry!!!!

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D