The Watsons Go to Birmingham Figurative Language

A piece of figurative language that compares two unlike items using like or as is a:

• simile

• metaphor

• personifiction

• hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What type of figurative language is defined as a nonhuman object that takes on human like qualities?

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What kind of figurative language is this and why?

• This is a hyperbole because the narrator exaggerates the temperature of the water.

• This is personification because Kenny gives the water human characteristics to be cool like a person.

• This is a simile because the narrator is comparing the water to the color blue.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

“…Momma’s scream made me jump nearly to the magnolia’s top branch.” What was Kenny expressing in this hyperbole?

• a. how his momma’s scream scared him so much that he jumped up

• b. how loud his mom commanded him to climb to the top of the magnolia tree

• c. how high he climbed the magnolia tree

What type of figurative language is used when a comparison is made without using 'like' or 'as'?

• A) Simile

• B) Metaphor

• C) Personification

• D) Hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

In 'The Watsons Go to Birmingham', which figurative language technique is used to give human traits to non-human things?

• A) Simile

• B) Metaphor

• C) Personification

• D) Hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

Identify the figurative language: 'The car groaned as it climbed the hill.'

• A) Simile

• B) Metaphor

• C) Personification

• D) Hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What is the effect of using hyperbole in literature?

• A) To create a realistic image

• B) To exaggerate for emphasis

• C) To compare two things

• D) To give human traits to objects

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• A) The wind whispered through the trees.

• B) Her smile was as bright as the sun.

• C) The classroom was a zoo.

• D) Time is a thief.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

In 'The Watsons Go to Birmingham', what does the phrase 'as cold as ice' exemplify?

• A) Simile

• B) Metaphor

• C) Personification

• D) Hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3