The Westing Game Figurative Language

“Mrs.Westing sort of went off her rocker after Violet’s death…” is an example of which of the following types of figurative language?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Read the below line from Ch. 2.

"They faced north, gaping like statues cast in the moment of discovery, until Turtle Wexler, her kite tail flying behind her, raced her bicycle into the driveway"

Identify TWO types of figurative language used in this sentence.

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Angela Wexler is described as "still and blank-faced pretty as a store-window dummy". 
This means she.....

• She looked ill

• She was pale faced 

• She looked bored

• She looked too pretty to be real

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Angela Wexler is described as "still and blank-faced pretty as a store-window dummy". 
This is a best example of...

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which type of figurative language is used in the phrase 'the wind whispered secrets through the trees'?

• A) Simile

• B) Metaphor

• C) Personification

• D) Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

In 'The Westing Game', the phrase 'a flood of memories' is an example of which figurative language?

• A) Simile

• B) Metaphor

• C) Personification

• D) Hyperbole

What type of figurative language is used in the sentence 'The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky'?

• A) Simile

• B) Metaphor

• C) Personification

• D) Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Identify the figurative language in the sentence 'He was as brave as a lion'.

• A) Simile

• B) Metaphor

• C) Personification

• D) Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which figurative language is used in the phrase 'time is a thief'?

• A) Simile

• B) Metaphor

• C) Personification

• D) Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

In 'The Westing Game', the phrase 'a sea of troubles' is an example of which figurative language?

• A) Simile

• B) Metaphor

• C) Personification

• D) Hyperbole