5th grade Reading STAAR Review Elements of Poetry

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He was a tornado, blasting his way through the opposing team.

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metaphor

Front

"The baby's skin was like a rose petal." What does this simile say to you?

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The baby's skin is very soft and delicate

Front

The shattered water made a misty din. Great waves looked over others coming in. This figurative language in the lines of this poem is_______.

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Both a and c

Front

"The stars were like diamonds," is an example of which figurative language?

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simile

Front

An expression that makes an imaginative comparison between two different things, without using the words such as "like" or "as".

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metaphor

Front

A group of consecutive lines in a poem that forms a single unit:

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stanza

Front

Hyperbole is an exaggeration often used for emphasis.

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True

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Fill in the blank with the word that makes the sentence an example of personification: The sun _________ down on the Earth. Options: smiled, beamed, shone, hovered.

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smiled

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Which is an example of figurative language? Options: Her hair is dark brown, His feet were as big as a house, I drove to the mall with my mom, She was tired after staying up late.

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His feet were as big as a house.

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Identify the type of figurative language: Karima played her music so loud that Ms.Lamb's ears fell off.

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hyperbole