Mrs. Flowers - Figurative Language Quiz

Which of these examples of IMAGERY appeals mainly to the sense of hearing?

• "They were flat round wafers, slightly browned at the edges and buttery yellow in the center."

• "Her voice slid in and curved down through and over the words."

• "Freshly done curtains pushed against themselves and against the wind."

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of the following is the best understanding of the HYPERBOLE, "I wanted to gobble up the room entire..."?

• The room was so ugly that I wanted to change it.

• I wanted to take all of Mrs. Flowers' things home with me.

• I wanted to memorize every detail of the room.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Which figure of speech is this excerpt?

"...I sopped around the house, the store, the school, and the church, like a biscuit, dirty and inedible."

• METAPHOR

• SIMILE

• It is literal and not a figure of speech.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

To which of the senses does this example of IMAGERY appeal?

"A slow widening of her thin black lips to show even, small white teeth, then the slow effortless closing."

• Sight

• Taste

• Hearing

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

To which of the senses does this example of imagery appeal?

"So I jammed one whole cake in my mouth and the rough crumbs scratched the sides of my jaws..."

• Sight

• Touch

• Smell

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which figure of speech is this excerpt?

"Browned photographs leered or threatened from the walls and the white, freshly done curtains pushed against themselves and against the wind."

• SIMILE

• IDIOM

• PERSONIFICATION

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D