Figurative Language in the City of Ember

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English
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6th Grade
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Hard
+3
Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What literary term is the following:
"this monstrous roaring thing--he wondered if anyone understood how it worked" (DuPrau 47)?
simile
metaphor
juxtaposition
alliteration
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What literary term is the following:
"It was an ear-splitting growling, grinding, screaming noise" (DuPrau 46))?
personification
alliteration
simile
allusion
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What literary term is the following:
"a hoarse rackety-rackety sound and underscored with a deep chugga-chugga-chugga" (DuPrau 46).
onomatopoeia
personification
simile
metaphor
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What literary device is evident in: "Lina's heart leapt"?
personification
juxtaposition
alliteration
simile
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What literary device is evident in: "scuffled, snatching"?
simile
personification
juxtaposition
alliteration
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What literary device is evident in: "Fear had settled over the city"?
simile
alliteration
metaphor
personification
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What literary device is evident in: "Doon's face fell"?
juxtaposition
simile
imagery
personification
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
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