4.10D Imagery and Sound in Literature

Read the following sentence: "The sun was a golden coin in the sky." What type of figurative language is used here?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Assonance

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following sentences contains imagery?

• The cat sat on the mat.

• The leaves danced in the wind, painting the ground with shades of gold and red.

• She is as busy as a bee.

• He ran fast.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Identify the simile in the following sentence: "Her smile was like sunshine on a rainy day."

• Her smile was sunshine.

• Her smile was like sunshine.

• On a rainy day.

• Her smile was rainy.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is the effect of alliteration in the phrase "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers"?

• It creates a musical rhythm.

• It makes the sentence longer.

• It changes the meaning of the words.

• It makes the sentence confusing.

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CCSS.RF.1.2A

CCSS.RF.2.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.K.1D

CCSS.RF.K.2A

Which of the following lines from a poem demonstrates assonance?

• The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.

• She sells sea shells by the sea shore.

• The big brown bear bit the berry.

• The clock ticked and tocked.

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

In the sentence "The thunder roared like a lion," what is the purpose of the simile?

• To show the thunder was quiet.

• To compare the sound of thunder to a lion's roar.

• To describe the color of the thunder.

• To explain the weather.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which sentence uses figurative language to describe a feeling?

• The room was cold.

• Her heart was a fluttering butterfly.

• The book was on the table.

• He walked to the store.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What is the purpose of using assonance in poetry?

• To make the poem longer.

• To create a pleasing sound and rhythm.

• To confuse the reader.

• To change the meaning of the poem.

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

______ is the language that appeals to the senses.

• Hyperbole

• Imagery

• Metaphor

• Personification

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

What is the purpose of using imagery in writing?

• Imagery in writing is used to confuse readers

• Using imagery in writing is meant to be ignored by readers

• The purpose of imagery in writing is to bore readers

• The purpose of using imagery in writing is to create vivid mental pictures for readers.

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4