Rites of Passage

How does the author establish tone?

• Through dialogue

• Through descriptions

• Through diction (word choice)

• Through themes that emerge

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CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the connotation of a word?

• Something suggested or implied by a word or thing, rather than being explicitly named or described

• What you think of when you hear a word

• Dictionary definition of a word; literal meaning

• None of the above

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CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Why is it helpful to understand the connotation of a passage?

• To determine the tone or mood

• To understand the plot

• To analyze the characters

• To identify the setting

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CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is verbal irony?

• Saying one thing but meaning the opposite

• When the audience knows something the characters do not

• When the outcome is the opposite of what is expected

• None of the above

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CCSS.L.8.5A

What type of irony is used in the given example? 'Timmy beat them to every egg, and raced on to the next, never noticing that his sack wasn't getting heavier.'

• Dramatic irony

• Verbal irony

• Situational irony

• None of the above

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CCSS.L.8.5A

What is the type of irony used in the given examples?

• Verbal irony

• Situational irony

• Dramatic irony

• Satirical irony

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CCSS.L.8.5A

Which literary device is reflected in the line 'Hadn't Hercules likewise performed his labors to cleanse himself of a crime?'

• Allusion

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the meaning of the word 'toiling' in the given passage?

• Engaging in hard and continuous work

• Resting and relaxing

• Daydreaming and imagining

• Socializing and interacting

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

True or False: Authors use figurative language in writing to make text easier to visualize.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the form of figurative language used in the phrase 'It is raining cats and dogs.'?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Idiom

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4