Similes in Poetry
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5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Similes and metaphors are poetic devices. What does this mean?
Every poem includes at least one simile or metaphor.
Similes and metaphors are commonly found in poetry.
Similes are metaphors are rarely used in poetry.
Similes and metaphors are tricks that poets use to trick their readers.
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.7
CCSS.RI.6.7
CCSS.RL.4.7
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a simile?
A comparison that uses the words "like" or "as"
A comparison that does not use the words "like" or "as"
An adverbial phrase that compares one thing to another
A type of poem in which two things are compared
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CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following sentences contains a simile?
The mouse was quiet.
The mouse was whisper-quiet.
The mouse was as quiet as a whisper.
The mouse's footsteps sounded whispery.
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CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following could be added to the phrase, "My cat is black" to form a simile?
and furry.
all over.
in color.
as ink.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following sentences contains a simile?
She was a gazelle.
She ran faster than a gazelle.
A gazelle couldn't run faster than she did.
She was as graceful as a gazelle.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a metaphor?
A comparison that uses the words "like" or "as"
A comparison that does not use the words "like" or "as"
An adverbial phrase that compares one thing to another
A type of poem in which two things are compared
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the sentence, "When the cat stalks his prey, he is a shadow," what two things are being compared?
the cat and its prey
the cat and its shadow
the cat and a shadow
the prey and its shadow
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CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
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