Understanding Language in a Passage

An ocean wave crashed loudly against the shore like a boom of thunder, loud and terrifying. The sky exhaled muggy puffs of breath over our shoulders. Rain poured down in buckets, drenching us to our bones.

“How’s it going, John?” I asked.

“Oh, you know,” he answered. “Just slightly damp over here.”

I laughed. His sense of humor was a desert.

• litote

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• simile

• analogy

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

An ocean wave crashed loudly against the shore like a boom of thunder, loud and terrifying. The sky exhaled muggy puffs of breath over our shoulders. Rain poured down in buckets, drenching us to our bones.

“How’s it going, John?” I asked.

“Oh, you know,” he answered. “Just slightly damp over here.”

I laughed. His sense of humor was a desert.

• litote

• personification

• simile

• analogy

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.6.5A

An ocean wave crashed loudly against the shore like a boom of thunder, loud and terrifying. The sky exhaled muggy puffs of breath over our shoulders. Rain poured down in buckets, drenching us to our bones.

“How’s it going, John?” I asked.

“Oh, you know,” he answered. “Just slightly damp over here.”

I laughed. His sense of humor was a desert.

• litote

• personification

• simile

• tautology

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CCSS.L.6.5A

An ocean wave crashed loudly against the shore like a boom of thunder, loud and terrifying. The sky exhaled muggy puffs of breath over our shoulders. Rain poured down in buckets, drenching us to our bones.

“How’s it going, John?” I asked.

“Oh, you know,” he answered. “Just slightly damp over here.”

I laughed. His sense of humor was a desert.

• simile

• litote

• metaphor

• hyperbole

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

An ocean wave crashed loudly against the shore like a boom of thunder, loud and terrifying. The sky exhaled muggy puffs of breath over our shoulders. Rain poured down in buckets, drenching us to our bones.

“How’s it going, John?” I asked.

“Oh, you know,” he answered. “Just slightly damp over here.”

I laughed. His sense of humor was a desert.

• litote

• tautology

• metaphor

• analogy

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CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

An ocean wave crashed loudly against the shore like a boom of thunder, loud and terrifying. The sky exhaled muggy puffs of breath over our shoulders. Rain poured down in buckets, drenching us to our bones.

“How’s it going, John?” I asked.

“Oh, you know,” he answered. “Just slightly damp over here.”

I laughed. His sense of humor was a desert.

• metaphor

• simile

• analogy

• personification

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CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

An ocean wave crashed loudly against the shore like a boom of thunder, loud and terrifying. The sky exhaled muggy puffs of breath over our shoulders. Rain poured down in buckets, drenching us to our bones.

“How’s it going, John?” I asked.

“Oh, you know,” he answered. “Just slightly damp over here.”

I laughed. His sense of humor was a desert.

What is the impact of the figurative language in this passage?

• The author only develops the setting.

• The author only develops the characters.

• The author develops setting and characters for the reader.

• The figurative language has no impact on the reader.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

An ocean wave crashed loudly against the shore like a boom of thunder, loud and terrifying. The sky exhaled muggy puffs of breath over our shoulders. Rain poured down in buckets, drenching us to our bones.

“How’s it going, John?” I asked.

“Oh, you know,” he answered. “Just slightly damp over here.”

I laughed. His sense of humor was a desert.

What does "his sense of humor was a desert" mean?

• The guy is as funny as crossing the desert on a camel.

• The guy has a dry sense of humor.

• The guy has a crush on the narrator.

• The guy hates the rain.

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

An ocean wave crashed loudly against the shore like a boom of thunder, loud and terrifying. The sky exhaled muggy puffs of breath over our shoulders. Rain poured down in buckets, drenching us to our bones.

“How’s it going, John?” I asked.

“Oh, you know,” he answered. “Just slightly damp over here.”

I laughed. His sense of humor was a desert.

What is the author's purpose in using litote in this passage?

• To characterize John.

• To characterize the narrator.

• To establish the setting.

• To emphasize the narrator's annoyance with the rain.

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

An ocean wave crashed loudly against the shore like a boom of thunder, loud and terrifying. The sky exhaled muggy puffs of breath over our shoulders. Rain poured down in buckets, drenching us to our bones.

“How’s it going, John?” I asked.

“Oh, you know,” he answered. “Just slightly damp over here.”

I laughed. His sense of humor was the driest desert.

The author is thinking about adding this word to the passage to emphasize how much the narrator appreciates John's wit even at a time like this in the soaking rain. What figurative language device would the author be adding?

• tautology

• litote

• analogy

• personification

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CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D