Figurative Connotative Technical Language

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• The wind whispered through the trees

• The car was fast

• The sky was blue

• The book was heavy

Answer explanation

The wind whispered through the trees is an example of personification because it gives human-like qualities to the wind by suggesting it can whisper.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Which of the following is NOT a type of figurative language?

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Denotation

Answer explanation

Denotation is NOT a type of figurative language as it refers to the literal or dictionary definition of a word, unlike simile, personification, and metaphor which are all forms of figurative language.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Which of the following describes connotation in word choice?

• The emotional association with a word

• The literal meaning of a word

• The comparison of two items

• The dictionary definition of a word

Answer explanation

Connotation in word choice refers to the emotional association with a word, making it the correct choice in this context.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

(of words and phrases) used not with their basic meaning but with a more imaginative meaning. Like when you use a word or phrase that does not have its normal everyday, literal meaning.

• Figurative

• Technical

• Connotative

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

When the writer uses this meaning to associate positive, negative, or neutral emotions with words. They are used to draw an emotional response from their reader.

• Figurative

• Connotative

• Technical

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Similes, metaphors, and hyperboles are all examples of using figurative language.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Choose the example for figurative meaning.

• The students sounded like a zoo was released inside the cafeteria.

• The male lion has a mane that surrounds its face.

• The vicious lion pounced at the innocent zebra.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

not literal meaning (figurative language)

• modify

• antonym

• figurative word

• technical word

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

words that paint a picture or cause feelings (lurking in the dark)

• technical words

• synonym

• antonym

• connotative word

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Compares two unlike things using the words like or as

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

Tags

LAFS.7.RI.2.4