Imagery

Which of these is the best definition of imagery?

• anything that is literal
• giving a human trait to something non-human
• language that appeals to the reader's five senses
•  descriptions that are not literally true

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which of the following statements is true of imagery?

• It is always visual.
• It often uses figurative language.
• It can only appeal to one sense at a time.
• It can only be understood if explained by the writer.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which of these is an example of exaggeration (hyperbole)?

• The leaf raced like a speedboat across the top of the water.
• Harriet spends all day fixing her hair.
• The clouds danced across the sky.
• The grass was a soft, plush carpet.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which of these is an example of simile?

• The leaf raced like a speedboat across the top of the water.
• Harriet spends all day fixing her hair.
• The clouds danced across the sky.
• The grass was a soft, plush carpet.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of these is an example of personification?

• The leaf raced like a speedboat across the top of the water.
• Harriet spends all day fixing her hair.
• The clouds danced across the sky.
• The grass was a soft, plush carpet.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Which of these is an example of metaphor?

• The leaf raced like a speedboat across the top of the water.
• Harriet spends all day fixing her hair.
• The clouds danced across the sky.
• The grass was a soft, plush carpet.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What imagery does Tennyson use in this excerpt from the poem?

• imagery of sight and touch
  
• imagery of smell, taste, and touch
• magery of taste and touch
  
• magery of sight, touch, and sound

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What type of figurative language is used in the third line?

• simile
• metaphor
• personificiation
• hyperbole

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Based on the images, what sort of place is Camelot?

• cheerful 
• a city
• gloomy 
• crowded

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9