Onomatopoeia and Personification

Personification is a figure of speech that

• makes a comparison using the words "like" or "as"

• exaggerates for humorous or dramatic effect

• gives a nonhuman thing a human trait or ability

• uses a word that sounds like what it means

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Which of the following sentences contains PERSONIFICATION?

• The forest slept on and on in her silent slumber.

• High above the trees, the sky was a white blanket.

• All around us, the air was still.

• We heard nothing, not even the early morning chirps of birds.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

In the sentence, what is the purpose of the underlined phrase?

Sylvester woke up to the dewy breath of early morning.

• It shows that Sylvester has been swallowed by a bear but doesn't know it.

• It shows that a friend of Sylvester's has slept over at his house.

• It shows that Sylvester woke up outside on a cool morning.

• It shows that Sylvester has trouble sleeping.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which sentence below makes this one more vivid?

The flowers looked better after they were watered.

• The flowers looked better after the gardener watered them.

• The flower blossoms were beautiful and bright after they were watered.

• The thirsty flowers drank the water, and then stood up tall and strong.

• After they were watered, the flowers were bright and straight and yellow, like the rays of the sun.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which of the following sentences contains PERSONIFICATION?

• My sister is a volcano when she's angry, so stay out of her way!

• My angry sister screamed loud enough to wake the neighbors.

• Bang! My sister slammed the door in my face and left me standing outside, alone.

• Anger gripped my sister's heart in its firm fist, squeezing out all of her other feelings.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

ONOMATOPOEIA is

• using the same sound to start several words

• using words to copy sounds

• repeating a word or phrase

• exaggerating for effect

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of the following are examples of ONOMATOPOEIA?

• salty, sweet, sour

• orange, pink, silver

• meow, baa, ribbit

• loud, soft, defeaning

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Use onomatopoeia to finish the sentence.

The car ___________ out of the parking lot.

• sped

• drove

• backed

• zoomed

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which detail from the passage contains an example of ONOMATOPOEIA?

Alicia woke at dawn to the sounds of birds twittering in the tree outside. She pulled the pillow over her head and tried to go back to sleep. Didn't the birds know it was Saturday?

• "Alicia woke at dawn..."

• "...birds twittering in the tree outside..."

• "She pulled the pillow over her head..."

• "Didn't the birds know it was Saturday?"

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which of the following sentences uses ONOMATOPOEIA?

• I ate the noodles with chopsticks.

• My sister slurped down her spaghetti.

• The chef rolled out of a sheet of dough to make pasta.

• I love sushi so much, it's probably my favorite food.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5