Implied Metaphor and Tone (W/ Random Trivia)

Match the following Terms To the Correct Definition:

• A comparison thats hinted or suggested

• Tone

• Descriptive language that creates images

• Implied Metaphor

• A comparison without using like or as

• Sensory Details

• Words appealing to the senses.

• Imagery

• The author’s attitude toward the subject

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

As of 2025, who has the most WWE Championship Reigns.

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Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Positive Tone Words

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(b) Neutral Tone Words

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(c) Negative Tone Words

• Admiring

• Optimistic

• Flippant

• Solemn

• Skeptical

• Scornful

• Ominous

• Speculative

• Somber

• Facetious

• Condescending

• Ambivalent

• Sentimental

• Detached

• Elated

• Ambiguous

• Pensive

• Nostalgic

• Apathetic

• Pragmatic

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Identify the implied metaphor: What is the wind being compared to

"The wind barked commands through the forest, its crisp authority snapping the trees to attention."

• A teacher

• A military general

• A wrestler

• A conductor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is Judge Judy's last name?

• Judith

• Dinkleberg

• Blum

• Leowitz

Organize these options into the right categories:

(Option 1:) "The fire growled and stretched, its tongues lashing out hungrily as it prowled over the wood, leaving nothing untouched."

(Option 2:) "During the earthquake, the dinner plate played leapfrog with the salt shaker."

(Option 3:) "The ocean was like a ravenous beast and swallowed the boat entirely,"

(Option 4) "My mother-in law was an F5 tornado on a rampage"

Groups:

(a) Implied Metaphor

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(b) Simile

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(c) Metaphor

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(d) Personification

• Option 1

• Option 4

• Option 2

• Option 3

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Who won the most Grammy Awards in History?

• Taylor Swift

• Michael Jackson

• Beyonce

• Niki Minaj

What words from below help us identify the Implied Metaphor?

"The wind barked commands through the forest, its crisp authority snapping the trees to attention standing tall in the dark night"

• A. Through the forest

• B. The wind barked commands

• C. "Crisp Authority"

• D. Both 'B' and 'C'.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What countries Flag is this?

• El Salvador

• Honduras

• Nicaragua

• Guatemala

"Connor asked Stacy to prom, after being told 'no', his heart shattered into a million pieces"

This is an Implied Metaphor. What is Connors Heart being compared to?

• A broken machine

• Glass

• A crumpled paper
• The Grinch

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D