"We were withered trees in the heart of the desert." This metaphor compares Elie and the prisoners to withered trees in the desert. This metaphor highlights that they were...

lifeless, isolated from the rest of the world and alone in an environment that does not support life.

in the scorching sun, shadows of their former selves and running for nothing.

cold and fearful of the Kapos who are beating them.

Wiesel writes, "Monday passed like a small summer cloud, like a dream in the first daylight hours." What is the purpose of this simile?

To show that time passed quickly

To demonstrate the fear that the Jews felt

To help the reader get a better visual of the sky

“We were still trembling, and with every screech of the wheels, we felt the abyss opening beneath us.” What does this mean?

An abyss was not literally opening beneath the passengers, but instead this literary device acts as a metaphor to describe the lowered hope within the Jews as time passed.

The Jews stand upon an abyss, a literal pit beneath them.

The train is falling into a literal pit beneath the Jews.

The train wheels are being compared figuratively to an abyss that will consume the Jews with their fear.

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Figurative Language the Night

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English

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9th - 12th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

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CCSS

RL.8.3, RL.11-12.8, L.4.5A

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Standards-aligned

Margaret Anderson

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25 questions

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What type of figurative language is used is the following quote?
"The world was a cattle wagon hermetically sealed."

simile

personification

metaphor

hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What type of figurative language is used is the following quote?
"She looked like a withered tree in a cornfield."

simile

personification

metaphor

hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What type of figurative language is used is the following quote?
"Physically, he was as awkward as a clown."

simile

personification

metaphor

hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What type of figurative language is used is the following quote?
"...then he broke in two like a dry tree struck by lightning."

simile

personification

metaphor

hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What type of figurative language is used is the following quote?
"One day when we came back from work, we saw three gallows rearing up in the assembly place, three black crows."

simile

personification

metaphor

hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What type of figurative language is used is the following quote?
"Two lambs with a hundred wolves lying in wait for them. Two lambs without a shepherd-- a gift"

simile

personification

metaphor

alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The line, "He went by me like a shadow" is an example of what type of figurative language

metaphor

similie

personification

hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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Figurative Language the Night

25 questions

What type of figurative language is used is the following quote?
"The world was a cattle wagon hermetically sealed."

What type of figurative language is used is the following quote?
"She looked like a withered tree in a cornfield."

What type of figurative language is used is the following quote?
"Physically, he was as awkward as a clown."

What type of figurative language is used is the following quote?
"...then he broke in two like a dry tree struck by lightning."

What type of figurative language is used is the following quote?
"One day when we came back from work, we saw three gallows rearing up in the assembly place, three black crows."

What type of figurative language is used is the following quote?
"Two lambs with a hundred wolves lying in wait for them. Two lambs without a shepherd-- a gift"

The line, "He went by me like a shadow" is an example of what type of figurative language

"We were withered trees in the heart of the desert." This metaphor compares Elie and the prisoners to withered trees in the desert. This metaphor highlights that they were...

What type of figurative language is used is the following quote?
"We were walking slowly, as one follows a hearse..."

What type of figurative language is used is the following quote?
"It seemed as though an even darker night was waiting for us on the other side."

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What type of figurative language is used is the following quote?"The world was a cattle wagon hermetically sealed."

What type of figurative language is used is the following quote?"She looked like a withered tree in a cornfield."

What type of figurative language is used is the following quote? "Physically, he was as awkward as a clown."

What type of figurative language is used is the following quote?"...then he broke in two like a dry tree struck by lightning."

What type of figurative language is used is the following quote?"One day when we came back from work, we saw three gallows rearing up in the assembly place, three black crows."

What type of figurative language is used is the following quote?"Two lambs with a hundred wolves lying in wait for them. Two lambs without a shepherd-- a gift"

The line, "He went by me like a shadow" is an example of what type of figurative language

"We were withered trees in the heart of the desert." This metaphor compares Elie and the prisoners to withered trees in the desert. This metaphor highlights that they were...

What type of figurative language is used is the following quote?"We were walking slowly, as one follows a hearse..."

What type of figurative language is used is the following quote?"It seemed as though an even darker night was waiting for us on the other side."

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What type of figurative language is used is the following quote?
"The world was a cattle wagon hermetically sealed."

What type of figurative language is used is the following quote?
"She looked like a withered tree in a cornfield."

What type of figurative language is used is the following quote?
"Physically, he was as awkward as a clown."

What type of figurative language is used is the following quote?
"...then he broke in two like a dry tree struck by lightning."

What type of figurative language is used is the following quote?
"One day when we came back from work, we saw three gallows rearing up in the assembly place, three black crows."

What type of figurative language is used is the following quote?
"Two lambs with a hundred wolves lying in wait for them. Two lambs without a shepherd-- a gift"

What type of figurative language is used is the following quote?
"We were walking slowly, as one follows a hearse..."

What type of figurative language is used is the following quote?
"It seemed as though an even darker night was waiting for us on the other side."