STAAR Review Poetry

He was a tornado, blasting his way through the opposing team.

• similie

• personification

• metaphor

• none of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

" The baby's skin was like a rose petal.". What does this simile say to you?

• The baby's skin is very soft and delicate

• The baby's skin is rough.

• The baby's skin is dry

• The baby's skin is sticky.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

" The shattered water made a misty din.

Great waves looked over others coming in.

This figurative language in the lines of this poem is_______.

• Personification

• Internal Rhyme

• Rhyme Scheme

• Both a and c

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

" The stars were like diamonds," is an example of which figurative language?

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

• none of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

An expression that makes an imaginative comparison between two different things, without using the words such as " like" or "as".

• simile

• limerick

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

A group of consecutive lines in a poem that forms a single unit:

• sonnet

• couplet

• stanza

• narrative poem

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

Hyperbole is an exaggeration often used for emphasis:

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

Fill in the blank with the word that makes the sentence below an example of personification.

The sun _________ down on the Earth

• smiled

• beamed

• shone

• hovered

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Which is an example of figurative language?

• Her hair is dark brown.

• His feet were as big as a house.

• I drove to the mall with my mom.

• She was tired after staying up late.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Identify the type of figurative language used in the sentence below.

Karima played her music so loud that Ms.Lamb's ears fell off.

• hyperbole

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3