Night Exam

Front

What does the pipel symbolize to Eliezer in 'Night'?

Back

The death of Eliezer’s God.

Front

What figurative language device is used in the passage: 'tears, like drops of wax, flowed from his eyes'?

Back

Simile.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Front

What figurative language device is used in the passage: 'I felt that I had lost that foot. It had become detached from me like a wheel fallen off a car'?

Back

Simile.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Front

What literary device is used when Eliezer describes the camp as 'a kingdom of night'?

Back

Metaphor.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Front

What is figurative language?

Back

A type of communication that does not use a word's strict or realistic meaning.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Front

Define 'simile'.

Back

A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Front

Define 'metaphor'.

Back

A figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

What is personification?

Back

Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities or objects.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

What is the purpose of figurative language in literature?

Back

To create vivid imagery and convey deeper meanings.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Front

What is an example of an idiom?

Back

'It's raining cats and dogs' (meaning it's raining heavily).

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B