Esperanza Rising Figurative Language

What example of Figurative Language is this quote:

“…Papa’s heart would find us wherever we go.”

• Simile

• Idiom

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What example of Figurative Language is this quote:

“…and pricked her finger on a vicious thorn.”

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Idiom

Answer explanation

Personification is giving something qualities that it does not have or making it seem human.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

What example of Figurative Language is this quote:

“She could hear it, too. The beat rushing in her ears. Shoomp, shoomp, shoomp.”

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

Answer explanation

Onomatopoeia is words that are used to describe a sound.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What example of Figurative Language is this quote:

“Her bruises had been to her pride.”

• Idiom

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Answer explanation

Personification is giving something qualities that it does not have or making it seem human.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What example of Figurative Language is this quote:

“Isabel…rolled it up like a cigar…”

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

Answer explanation

A simile says two things are alike by using the words "like" or "as."

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

What example of Figurative Language is this quote:

“Our land is alive…this whole valley breathes and lives…”

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

• Simile

Answer explanation

Personification is giving something qualities that it does not have or making it seem human.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What example of Figurative Language is this quote:

“…droopy mustache made him look like a forlorn puppy.”

• Simile

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

Answer explanation

A simile says two things are alike by using the words "like" or "as."

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What example of Figurative Language is this quote:

“The short blade was curved like a scythe…”

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Idiom

• Simile

Answer explanation

A simile says two things are alike by using the words "like" or "as."

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What example of Figurative Language is this quote:

“Esperanza could tell that Mama was uneasy with their constant presence.”

• Idiom

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

Answer explanation

Hyperbole uses exaggeration.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What example of Figurative Language is this quote:

“Their faces were so encrusted with dry dirt that they reminded Esperanza of cracked pottery.”

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

Answer explanation

A metaphor says two things are alike without using the words "like" or "as."

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.5