Analyzing Figurative Language

Why did the author include the following figurative language?

The wind howled and the trees trembeled at the peak of the storm.

• To show the movement of the storm over the different cities in the area.

• To describe the beauty of the trees in the storm as they swayed.

• To show the intensity of the storm by describing the effect on sound and movement.

• To explain how the people felt scared when the storm was at its worst because of how loud it was.

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Why did the author include the following figurative language?

My brother glared at me, like he had lasers in his eyes, when he saw I was using his new Xbox Series S/X controller.

• To explain how the author wish he had used the old controller instead.

• To illustrate how intensely his brother was staring which shows he was displeased at what he saw.

• To convey the difference between using the old controller in comparison to the new controller.

• To show how much his brother liked lasers as a superpower and his wish for wanting them.

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Why did the author include the following figurative language?

The smells from the panaderia basically dragged me inside; the pan dulce was screaming my name!

• To emphasize the speaker's reluctance and contrast it with their desire for the baked goods.

• To show the superiority of pan dulce over conchas.

• To describe the feeling of the sugar rush from eating the pan dulce.

• To illustrate the smells using movement which shows how addictive sugar is.

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Why did the songwriter include the following figurative language?

I feel berserk as a tightrope walker in a three-ring circus

• To draw attention to the speaker's desicion making skills and how they need to be better.

• To illustrate the speaker's feeling of being out of contrl and feeling frenzied.

• To bring awareness to how dangerous of a job it is to be a tightrope walker.

• To show how skilled the speaker is at walking on a tightrope.

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SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: What is the effect of the graphic elements of the poem?

• The short lines cause the reader to slow down creating a choppy rhythm.

• The words in all capital letters causes the reader to put emphasis on those words.

• Lines 20 - 23 spell the word "down" as you read down the poem creating an artistic element to the poem.

• The use of the word "mcNASTY" creates a devious tone causing the reader to feel uneasy.

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What is the effect of the rhyming words in the following poem?

• The rhyming words are actually a comparison helping the reader to visualize the images.

• Rhyming words give the poem a musical element and a beat.

• The poem doesn't rhyme.

• The rhyming words describe how the poet feels allowing the readrer to connect to them.

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Poems are organized in . . .

• lines and scenes

• lines and stanzas

• paragraphs and scenes

• paragraphs and lines

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Dramas are organized in . . .

• acts and scenes

• scenes and stanzas

• scenes and paragraphs

• paragraphs and lines

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What are stage directions?

• conversation between two characters

• how a drama is organized

• the person who writes a play

• tells the actors what to do and what tone to say things

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How many stanzas does this poem have?

• none

• 1

• 2

• 3

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