Sensory Details and Figurative Language

Which line from a poem contains a metaphor?

• "Her voice was like music to my ears."

• "The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas."

• "He ran faster than the wind."

• "The river roared angrily."

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• "She’s drowning in a sea of grief."

• "The flowers nodded in the breeze."

• "I’ve told you a million times!"

• "The classroom buzzed with excitement."

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

In the poem, "The world is a stage," what type of figurative language is being used?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which of the following sets of words deal mostly with the sense of SOUND?

• quiet, jangling, barking

• moist, glassy, metallic

• salty, sweet, tangy

• earthy, fruity, minty

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What type of imagery is this?
The thunder clapped loudly shaking the house

• Sight

• Sound

• Touch 

• Taste

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

It was too dark to see in the cave, but I tasted the tang of salt on my lips.  I must be near the ocean!  Excited, I moved toward the salty spray. 
What sense did the writer describe?

• smell

• sound

• taste

• sight

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Read the sentence from the selection,
"Without warning, huge cold drops fell on the marching ants."
This sentence best appeals to the reader's sense of __________.

• Sight

• Touch/Feel

• Hearing

• Smell

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

The baby girl’s smile was the sun on dark days. 
What does this metaphor mean?

• The baby girl's smile made other people happy.

• When the baby girl smiled the sun would rise. 

• The baby never smiled. 

• The baby girl's smile made the moon come out. 

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The raindrops danced on the tabletop. The kind of figurative language used here is _______

• alliteration

• simile

• personification

• idiom

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Which of the following is a hyperbole?

• She is as pretty as a flower.

• She is the prettiest woman in the entire universe.

• She is a beautiful flower.

• She is very pretty.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A