Figurative Language

What is the author trying to tell you with this SIMILE about Den's facial expression?

"'Haze? What's going on?' he asks. He looks worried, his eyebrows bunched together like a crooked caterpillar" (Currie 39).

• Den's expression doesn't match how he feels.

• Den's expression shows that he's angry with Hazel.

• Den's facial expressions match his feeling of being worried.

• Den's facial expressions look like a caterpillar which makes Hazel distracted.

What does the author want you to understand about Hazel with this IDIOM?

"I chew on my lip, realizing for the first time that I might be in over my head" (Currie 42).

• Hazel has chapped lips because she keeps chewing them.

• Hazel is feeling overwhelmed and may not be able to handle this situation.

• Hazel needs water and feels like she might throw up because she's scared.

• Hazel feels taller then she really is.

What type of FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE is in this excerpt?

"'Tell me it wasn't for the podcast. The podcast Mom and Dad said no to already, like eight billion times'" (Currie 52).

• hyperbole

• personification

• idiom

• metaphor

"'Tell me it wasn't for the podcast. The podcast Mom and Dad said no to already, like eight billion times'" (Currie 52).

Think about why the author chose to use the "eight billion times" figurative language. What message is the author trying to convey?

"'Tell me it wasn't for the podcast. The podcast Mom and Dad said no to already, like eight billion times'" (Currie 52).

How would Den know that Hazel parents have said this to her?

"Mom and Dad say I am a night owl. But tonight I'm no night owl at all, because I'm tired enough to go straight to sleep" (Currie 162).

What piece of figurative language is being used here?

• simile

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

"Mom and Dad say I am a night owl. But tonight I'm no night owl at all, because I'm tired enough to go straight to sleep" (Currie 162).

Think about why the author chose to use the "night owl" figurative language. What message is the author trying to convey?

"My eyes grow so heavy I can't hold them open anymore. I decide to close them, just for a minute. When I open them again, they feel dry and gritty like sandpaper" (Currie 164).

What piece of figurative language is being used here?

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

"My eyes grow so heavy I can't hold them open anymore. I decide to close them, just for a minute. When I open them again, they feel dry and gritty like sandpaper" (Currie 164).

Think about why the author chose to use the "gritty like sandpaper" figurative language. What message is the author trying to convey?

The dropped package slid like an Olympic bobsled across the icy sidewalk.

How does this simile impact the reader's understanding?

• The reader understands it was a large parcel.

• The reader understands how smoothly the package was sliding.

• The reader understands that the setting is winter time.

• The reader understands that there is a new Olympic event.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4