Meaning of Figurative Language

What is the literal meaning of the following personification?

"As he waited for his father to come home, guilt poked and chewed at William."

• His father felt bad for William.

• William felt bad about something he'd done.

• His father is going to be angry.

• William is ignoring the guilt he feels.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

"The stars in the sky winked," is an example of what?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Explain the meaning of the simile below.

The road was as flat as a pancake.

• The road was the color of a pancake.

• The road had a lot of bumps.

• The road was very flat.

• The road was in Waco.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Explain the meaning of the metaphor below.

Todd is a walking dictionary!

• Todd knows the meaning of many words.

• Todd looks like a dictionary.

• Todd has a dictionary with him.

• Todd is actually a dictionary.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Explain the meaning of the personification below.

The trees danced in the wind.

• The trees were falling down.

• The trees were swaying back and forth.

• The wind was really loud.

• The trees were doing the griddy.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Explain the meaning of the personification below.

It's raining cats and dogs!

• Cats and dogs are crying.

• Cats and dogs are falling out of the sky.

• It's raining a little bit.

• The sky is pouring down rain.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Explain the meaning of the metaphor below.

The car seat is a fluffy cloud.

• The car seat is very comfortable to sit in.

• The car seat feels hard.

• The car seat is for a baby.

• The car seat is on a cloud.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

A comparison using the words like or as (a)  

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• alliteration

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

My homework pile is a mile high. (a)  

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• alliteration

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

A comparison where one thing is said to be another is (a)  

• simile

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D