A Wrinkle in Time Figurative Language

Figurative Language: "I'm blind as a bat without them." Is an example of...

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor from 'A Wrinkle in Time'?

• A) The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.

• B) Her smile was a ray of sunshine.

• C) The wind whispered through the trees.

• D) The car complained as the key was turned.

In 'A Wrinkle in Time', which figurative language technique is used in the phrase 'the darkness was a thick blanket'?

• A) Simile

• B) Metaphor

• C) Personification

• D) Hyperbole

What type of figurative language is used in 'A Wrinkle in Time' when describing the tesseract as 'a wrinkle in time'?

• A) Simile

• B) Metaphor

• C) Alliteration

• D) Onomatopoeia

Identify the figurative language in this sentence from 'A Wrinkle in Time': 'The stormy ocean was a raging bull.'

• A) Simile

• B) Metaphor

• C) Personification

• D) Hyperbole

Which sentence from 'A Wrinkle in Time' is an example of personification?

• A) The stars in the sky were diamonds.

• B) The wind howled in the night.

• C) The sun was a golden coin.

• D) The river was a silver ribbon.

In 'A Wrinkle in Time', what does the phrase 'time is a thief' exemplify?

• A) Simile

• B) Metaphor

• C) Personification

• D) Hyperbole

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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 sentences from 'A Wrinkle in Time' uses hyperbole?

• A) The moon was a ghostly galleon.

• B) The stars were bright as diamonds.

• C) I could sleep for a year.

• D) The wind whispered secrets.

What type of figurative language is used in 'A Wrinkle in Time' when the author writes 'the trees whispered their secrets'?

• A) Simile

• B) Metaphor

• C) Personification

• D) Hyperbole

In 'A Wrinkle in Time', which of the following is an example of a simile?

• A) The night was a black cat.

• B) The stars were scattered like confetti.

• C) The sun was a golden ball.

• D) The wind was a howling wolf.