Figurative Language Mastery #3

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• Her smile was as bright as the sun.

• Time is a thief.

• The classroom was a zoo.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Identify the type of figurative language used in the sentence: "The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky."

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Which sentence contains a metaphor?

• The thunder was a lion roaring in the sky.

• She is as busy as a bee.

• The leaves rustled like whispers.

• He ran faster than the wind.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Determine the figurative language used in this sentence: "I've told you a million times to clean your room."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Explain why the phrase "the curtain of night" is considered a metaphor.

• It compares two unlike things using "like" or "as."

• It gives human traits to non-human things.

• It exaggerates for effect.

• It directly equates night to a curtain without using "like" or "as."

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Analyze the following sentence and identify the figurative language: "The world is a stage, and we are merely players."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following sentences uses personification?

• The car's engine roared to life.

• He is as strong as an ox.

• The sun smiled down on us.

• She cried a river of tears.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Evaluate the effectiveness of the hyperbole in the sentence: "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse."

• It accurately describes the speaker's hunger.

• It humorously exaggerates the speaker's hunger to emphasize its intensity.

• It uses a comparison to show the speaker's hunger.

• It gives human traits to the speaker's hunger.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Consider the phrase "the silence was deafening." What is the effect of this oxymoron on the reader?

• It confuses the reader by using contradictory terms.

• It emphasizes the intensity of the silence.

• It provides a humorous tone to the sentence.

• It suggests that silence can be loud.

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Interpret the meaning of the metaphor "time is a thief" in the context of a narrative.

• Time literally steals objects from people.

• Time is compared to a thief to suggest it takes away moments and opportunities.

• Time is personified as a thief to show it has human characteristics.

• Time is exaggerated to emphasize its importance.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D