Exploring Figures of Speech: Similes, Metaphors, and Personification

What does the simile 'growing like a weed' suggest about the rate of growth?

• It is rapid

• It is uncontrollable

• It is slow

• It is undesirable

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which option is a simile?

• The wind whispered secrets

• She sings like a bird

• Time is a thief

• He is a lion in battle

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which figure of speech is used in 'All the world's a stage'?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

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CCSS.L.6.5A

What is being personified in 'The printer ate my paper'?

• The document

• The ink

• The printer

• The paper

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CCSS.L.6.5A

What does personification typically involve?

• Using 'like' or 'as' in descriptions

• Comparing two unlike things

• Exaggerating characteristics

• Giving human traits to non-human entities

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Which example shows personification?

• He runs like the wind

• Life is a rollercoaster

• The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky

• She is a shining star

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Why is it beneficial to use figures of speech in language learning?

• To confuse the listener

• To simplify concepts

• To make language vibrant and expressive

• To sound more academic

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What does the metaphor 'She's a fish in water' imply?

• She dislikes swimming

• She is an excellent swimmer

• She is out of place

• She is literally a fish

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Identify the figure of speech: 'He's like an ox.'

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What does 'You're the apple of my eye' signify?

• You are cherished

• You are misunderstood

• You are disliked

• You are unnoticed

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B