Understanding Figurative Language Through Poetry

What materials are needed for the figurative language activity?

• Laptop, printer, stapler

• Scissors, glue stick, highlighters

• Textbook, notebook, pen

• Calculator, ruler, protractor

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

What is the purpose of the activity involving scissors and glue?

• To assemble a puzzle

• To design a poster

• To create a visual aid for understanding poetry

• To cut out unrelated articles

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

What does a simile use to compare two unlike things?

• The word 'and'

• The words 'like' or 'as'

• A direct statement

• A question format

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which example in the poem demonstrates a simile?

• 'The cat had gotten my tongue'

• 'I was a hungry lion'

• 'Sly as a fox'

• 'My belly was rumbling Thunder'

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

How does a metaphor differ from a simile?

• It uses 'like' or 'as' for comparison

• It is used exclusively in poetry

• It directly states one thing is another

• It only applies to animals

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

What does the metaphor 'I was a hungry lion' imply?

• The speaker saw a lion

• The speaker was as quiet as a lion

• The speaker was literally a lion

• The speaker was very hungry

What is personification?

• Giving human qualities to non-human things

• Giving animal qualities to humans

• Using 'like' or 'as' in comparisons

• Comparing two humans

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following is NOT an example of personification?

• My tummy started growling

• The stairs groaned beneath me

• He smiled sweet as pie

• The cupcake called to me by name

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following is an example of an idiom?

• 'Sweet as pie'

• 'Hungry lion'

• 'Quiet as a mouse'

• 'Raining cats and dogs'

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does the idiom 'the cat got my tongue' mean?

• The speaker was literally silenced by a cat

• The speaker found a cat

• The speaker was unable to speak

• The speaker was speaking in cat language

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4