Speech and Language

"We simply cannot sweep injustice aside or allow it to be brushed under the carpet." This quote uses:

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Rhetorical question

• Anaphora

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

We failed to ask 'How would I feel if this were done to me?' This quote uses:

• Simile

• Repetition

• Rhetorical Question

• Alliteration

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which is an exaggeration for emphasis?

• Personification

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which is a direct comparison without using 'like' or 'as'?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is a phrase with a figurative meaning that doesn't necessarily make sense when taken literally?

• Idiom

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which word describes or modifies a noun, providing more information about it?

• Conjunction

• Adverb

• Adjective

• Preposition

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which words imitate the sound they describe?

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is a word that connects words, phrases, or clauses?

• Adverb

• Preposition

• Interjection

• Conjunction

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

What is giving human qualities to non-human entities?

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which term refers to the use of language to persuade or influence others?

• A) Rhetoric

• B) Syntax

• C) Semantics

• D) Phonetics

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5