Fish in a Tree

What type of figurative language is used in the example from Fish in a Tree?"If it's there, it's probably as hard as concrete." (Hunt 85)

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What type of figurative language is used in the example from Fish in a Tree?

"She cuts the cupcake in half and shows me that it says Wow inside." (Hunt 86)

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What makes the example below from Fish in a Tree a simile?

• It says "like" and compares two things

• It says "as" and compares two things

• It is over the top exaggeration

• It is giving the boys extra characteristics

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What type of figurative language is used in the example from Fish in a Tree?

"I stare at the letters and watch them dance and move on the bright white page." (Hunt 89)

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

• Metaphor

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What are the two things being compared in the simile from Fish in a Tree?

"People act like the words 'slow reader' tell them everything that's inside. Like I'm a can of soup and they can just read the list of ingredients and know everything about me." (Hunt 95)

• Ally and slow reader

• Ally and a can of soup

• A book and a list of ingredients

• People and soup

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

Based on the simile from Fish in a Tree what can you infer that Shay was feeling?

"I cringe when I think of Shay's face. Total surprise followed by looking at me like I was a disease on two feet." (Hunt 107)

• Amazed

• Scared

• Excited

• Disgusted

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What type of figurative language is being used in the example from Fish in a Tree?"More people ought to put that girl in her place. She walks all over everybody." (Hunt 107)

• Idiom

• Personification

• Simile

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What type of figurative language is being used in the example from Fish in a Tree?

"Words That Breathe" (Hunt 122)

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does the simile from Fish in a Tree mean?

"Like he's handing me a flashlight in a dark room." (Hunt 123)

• He is turning on the lights.

• He is helping her through a hard time.

• He is giving her a gift.

• He is helping her see better.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What type of figurative language is used in the example from Fish in a Tree? "The world is a giant puzzle, and I am a missing piece."

• A) Metaphor

• B) Simile

• C) Personification

• D) Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3