What is alliteration?

repeating the same initial sound in several words

giving human traits to objects or ideas

a phrase that means something else than what it says

Identify the example of alliteration:

She sells seashells by the seashore.

The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew.

Hyperbole is defined as...

A big exaggeration that can't really happen

Descriptive words using five senses

A figure of speech that cannot be interpreted literally

A universal idea, lesson, or message in the poem or story. What is the author trying to say about their topic?

The central problem of a story.

descriptive words that use the five senses

the "big idea" a text is talking about, such as friendship or love

The central problem of a story.

descriptive words that use the five senses

A universal idea, lesson, or message in the poem or story. What is the author trying to say about their topic?

Any written text that tells a story

a poem that uses lots of sensory language

a poem that focuses mainly on describing something with a focus on emotion

a poem that you write about yourself

the use of language that appeals to your senses (see it, hear it, feel it, etc)

when something non-human is given human-like qualities

What is the exposition in a plot diagram?

The introduction of background information, characters, and setting

The series of events that build up to the climax

What is the resolution in a plot diagram?

The conclusion where conflicts are resolved

The introduction of background information, characters, and setting

The series of events that build up to the climax

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

Her smile was as bright as the sun.

The wind whispered through the trees.

Which of the following sentences contains an example of personification?

The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.

She sells seashells by the seashore.

What is the climax in a plot diagram?

The introduction of background information, characters, and setting

The series of events that build up to the climax

The conclusion where conflicts are resolved

The inciting incident is....

the moment that causes or starts the problem

the moment the problem is resolved

where we are introduced to the characters and setting

where the antagonist is introduced

A stanza is a group of lines in a poem.

A stanza is a single line in a poem.

A stanza is a type of rhyme scheme.

A stanza is a summary of a poem.

In a poem, what is a line?

A line is a single row of words in a poem.

A line is a type of rhyme scheme.

A line is a collection of stanzas in a poem.

Which of the examples is a hyperbole?

I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

I can run a mile super quickly.

The book was as heavy as a feather.

She sings like an angel every day.

Which of the following is a hyperbole?

The book was about a gazillion pages long and had been written when the dinosaurs were alive.

Time is always sneaking away from us, no matter how hard we try to grab it by the hand.

He was a lion, bravely patrolling the front lines.

She was as beautiful as a painting by one of the old-time masters, but it was ruined by her sour expression.

Tone is the attitude or emotions the author is expressing.

Tone is a type of literary genre.

Tone is how I feel about the story.

Tone refers to the volume of sound in music.

A category of literature that is grouped by characteristics such as setting or plot elements.

A type of language that isn't literal.

The emotions the author is trying to express.

Which of these is a genre?

Friendship is not worth compromising your values for.

Which of these is a tone?

Friendship is not worth compromising your values for.

Which of these is a topic?

Friendship is not worth compromising your values for.

Which of these is a theme?

Friendship is not worth compromising your values for.

Which of the examples is written using the RACES writing format?

Anna does not want to return home because she is afraid her father will blame her. In paragraph 19, she states that "I know he will never accept me. How could he? He knows what I did.." This shows that despite her tough attitude, her mistake still worries her.

Anna does not want to return home because she doesn't want to get blamed.

Because she does not want to be blamed for what happened.

Anna does not want to return home because she doesn't want to get blamed. She knows her dad blames her. And that makes her upset, so she thinks it's better to stay with her friends. In the end though, she learns that she is wrong. Her dad actually loves her and was just worried about her.

What is onomatopoeia?

Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound it represents.

A type of poetry that uses rhyme and meter.

A literary device that compares two unlike things.

A word that describes a feeling or emotion.

GT Unit 1 Vocab & Figurative Language Practice

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45 sec • 2 pts

A simile is

when two unlike things are compared without using like or as

when two unlike things are compared with like or as

an extreme exaggeration

when two opposite things are combined to make a new meaning

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 2 pts

What is a metaphor?

when two unlike things are compared without using like or as

when two unlike things are compared with like or as

an extreme exaggeration

when two opposite things are combined to make a new meaning

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 2 pts

What is hyperbole?

when two unlike things are compared without using like or as

when two unlike things are compared with like or as

an extreme exaggeration

when two opposite things are combined to make a new meaning

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 2 pts

What is an oxymoron?

when two unlike things are compared without using like or as

when two unlike things are compared with like or as

an extreme exaggeration

when two opposite things are combined to make a new meaning

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 2 pts

What is the definition of a Personification?

A word or phrase that is used to make a comparison between two people, things, animals, or places.

A figure of speech that compares two things or persons which are not similar. A phrase that begins with "as" or "like."

A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect, as in I could sleep for a year or This book weighs a ton.

When you give human qualities to an object or animal.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 2 pts

Directions: Complete the sentence so that it uses personification.

The washing machine _________________ when Sandra overloaded the laundry.

Broke

Complained

Stopped

Worked

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CCSS.L.6.5A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 2 pts

The cold snowflakes kissed our cheeks.

Personification

Idiom

Alliteration

Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

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GT Unit 1 Vocab & Figurative Language Practice

A simile is

What is a metaphor?

What is hyperbole?

What is an oxymoron?

What is the definition of a Personification?

Directions: Complete the sentence so that it uses personification. The washing machine _________________ when Sandra overloaded the laundry.

The cold snowflakes kissed our cheeks.

What is alliteration?

Identify the example of alliteration:

Hyperbole is defined as...

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Directions: Complete the sentence so that it uses personification.

The washing machine _________________ when Sandra overloaded the laundry.