Figurative Language REVIEW

Read this excerpt from THE ROBOT AND THE CAVE by Christopher Rowe (a)  

• hyperbole
• metaphor
• simile
• alliteration

Excerpt from "Eleven" by Sandra Cisneros

“It has to belong to somebody,”Mrs. Price keeps saying, but nobody can remember. It’s an ugly sweater with red plastic buttons and a collar and sleeves all stretched out like you could use it for a jump rope. It’s maybe a thousand years old and even if it belonged to me I wouldn’t say so.

How does Rachel exaggerate the negative qualities of the sweater? Select TWO (2) answers.

• Rachel uses descriptive words to talk about the color of the sweater and it's buttons.

• Rachel uses a hyperbole and says the sweater is "maybe a thousand years old" to tell how old the sweater looks.

• Rachel uses a metaphor to compare the stretched out sleeves to a jump rope.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Excerpt from "Eleven" by Sandra Cisneros

“Whose is this?” Mrs. Price says, and she holds the red sweater up in the air for all the class to see. “Whose? It’s been sitting in the coatroom for a month.”

“Not mine,” says everybody. “Not me.”

“It has to belong to somebody,”Mrs. Price keeps saying, but nobody can remember. It’s an ugly sweater with red plastic buttons and a collar and sleeves all stretched out like you could use it for a jump rope. It’s maybe a thousand years old and even if it belonged to me I wouldn’t say so.

Select TWO (2) pieces of evidence that shows how Rachel feels about the red sweater.

• “It has to belong to somebody,”Mrs. Price keeps saying, but nobody can remember.

• It’s an ugly sweater with red plastic buttons and a collar and sleeves all stretched out like you could use it for a jump rope.

• It’s maybe a thousand years old and even if it belonged to me I wouldn’t say so.

• Mrs. Price says, and she holds the red sweater up in the air for all the class to see.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Excerpt from "Eleven" by Sandra Cisneros (a)  

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Alliteration
• Hyperbole

Gaston sat self absorbed, taking in the attention he received. The tavern was filled with admiring fans singing the praises of his brawn and mighty muscles. He felt deserving of every bit of flattery, as he believed himself to be the strongest, most perfect specimen of a man that ever lived. He smiled at the thought of the day a very lucky woman would be proud to be called Gaston’s wife. (a)  

• conceited
• inspirational
• ambiguous
• modest

Gaston sat self absorbed, taking in the attention he received. The tavern was filled with admiring fans singing the praises of his brawn and mighty muscles. He felt deserving of every bit of flattery, as he believed himself to be the strongest, most perfect specimen of a man that ever lived. He smiled at the thought of the day a very lucky woman would be proud to be called Gaston’s wife.

How does word choice affect the tone of the passage?

• The phrases "self-absorbed" and "deserving of every bit of flattery" affect the conceited tone of the passage.

• The phrases "strongest, most perfect specimen" and "taking the attention he received" affect the modest tone of the passage.

• The phrase "admiring fans singing his praises" affect the inspirational tone of the passage.

• The phrase "smiled at the thought" affect the ambiguous tone of the passage.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Read the following sentence: (a)  

• determine
• break
• measure
• indicate

Read the following sentence. (a)  

• harsh
• hateful
• insensitive
• insulting

Read the sentence. (a)  

• applied
• utilized
• eliminated
• incorporated

Read the following paragraph:

Not too long ago a former high-profile fashion executive told me about the wonders of equine therapy. She brought a skeptical group of French executives to a serene California ranch. There, they met with renown "horse whisperer" Koelle Simpson and her trusty steed. The executives were tasked with coercing the thousand-pound animals to do their bidding. They found themselves unable to use physical and verbal force and persuasion. Instead, they used their own calm confidence to lead a horse their way.

The word “coercing” in the sentence above tells the reader that ____.

• the executives were about to engage in an enjoyable task

• the executives were about to engage in a dangerous task

• the executives were about to engage in an exciting task

• the executives were about to engage in a difficult task

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.7.4