Figurative Language in the City of Ember

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English
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6th Grade
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Hard
+8
Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What literary term is the following:
"a black worm of dread" (DuPrau18)?
simile
metaphor
personification
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:
"The others swarmed forward to try" (DuPrau 19)?
simile
metaphor
personification
allusion
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What literary term is the following:
"Happiness sprang up" in her" (DuPrau 16)?
simile
metaphor
personification
allusion
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 term is the following:
"She could run forever" (DuPrau 16)?
hyperbole
personification
juxtaposition
metaphor
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What literary term is the following:
"How could people find their way through the streets in the dark?" (DuPrau 19).
juxtaposition
metaphor
rhetorical question
allusion
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What literary term is the following:
"The walls were dark red, with brownish patches...An ugly brown carpet lay on the floor" (DuPrau 33)?
hyperbole
color symbolism
alliteration
metaphor
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What literary term is the following:
"Chilly air brushed against her skin" (DuPrau 36)?
simile
metaphor
personification
alliteration
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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