Poetry and Figurative Language
What type of figurative language is used?
The long-ignored book waited patiently on the nightstand.
personification
"Don't be so conspicuous!" Detective Carly Mills said when her partner peered out the open car window with binoculars pressed to his face. "We need to stay hidden."
What word in the passage is an antonym of conspicuous?
hidden
True or false: a central idea is the lesson or moral that a story teaches us.
False
What point of view is the passage written in?
Kira-kira means "glittering" in Japanese. Lynn told me that when I was a baby, she used to take me onto our empty road at night, where we would lie on our backs and look at the stars while she said over and over, "Katie, say 'kira-kira, kira-kira.'" I loved that word!
first person
Simple, Compound, or Complex?
In 1900, the US state with the largest population was New York.
Simple
What poetic device is used in the following exerpt?
Once upon a midnight dreary,
while I pondered, weak and weary,
rhyme / alliteration
"His dog Ginger sat at his feet waiting for a stray crumb, but Felipe didn't let a single morsel fall from his plate."
What word in the sentence is a synonym for morsel?
crumb
Which is NOT a theme?
A. Shrek learns to love more than himself.
B. Care for others how you care for yourself.
C. Love comes in many different forms.
A. Shrek learns to love more than himself.
The letters between Abigail Adams and her husband, President John Adams, show that ____ was one of his important advisers.
A. They
B. It
C. She
D. You
C. She
Which answer choice has the commas in the right place?
A. Nova, Mrs. Smith's daughter, started rolling over, yesterday.
B. Nova, Mrs. Smith's daughter started rolling over yesterday.
C. Nova, Mrs. Smith's daughter, started rolling over yesterday.
C. Nova, Mrs. Smith's daughter, started rolling over yesterday.
What type of figurative lanuguage is used?
The assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, was as shocking as an earthquake, leaving Americans feeling shaken and vulnerable.
Simile
"In defiance of the act, the colonists resisted the British by either turning ships away from ports or threatening ships with violence."
What does defiance mean?
A. uncertainty
B. opposition
C. lack of interest
D. obedience
B. opposition
What is the theme of this passage?
Lucy felt a little frightened, but she felt very inquisitive and excited as well. She began to walk forward, crunch-crunch, over the snow and through the wood.
What point of view is this passage written in?
Paul looked at his mother. She told the truth. He wanted to get away alone and think this experience through, but he knew he could not leave until he was dismissed.
third person limited
True or false: The sentence below is complex.
"While you may think that the test will be hard tomorrow, I think it will be easy."
True
What is the tone of the poem?
The world awakes, a gentle breeze,
Whispering through the budding trees.
The sun, a smile, begins to gleam,
Awakening a vibrant dream.
The birds sing loud, a happy sound,
As life and joy are all around.
joyful / optimistic
"When he was very young, he showed great musical aptitude, playing the keyboard by the age of three and writing musical compositions by the age of five."
What is the meaning of aptitude as used in the sentence?
A. Enjoyment of something
B. Ability to learn or do something
C. Weariness of something
D. Lack of interest in something
B. Ability to learn or do something
Our early ancestors were hunter-gatherers who obtained food by hunting and by searching for edible wild plants. They needed strong bones, including large, strong jaws that enabled them to eat tough, uncooked foods. When our ancestors developed agriculture, however, their diet changed. They began growing plants, such as grains and beans, and raising animals for food; they also started cooking their foods, making them softer and easier to chew. Consequently, the human skeleton underwent radical changes. Over time, the human jaw became smaller and changed shape. Other bones also evolved, becoming lighter, especially in the joints, as a result of both dietary changes and a less active lifestyle.
As early humans developed agriculture, their bones changed significantly.
Rock pigeons are commonly found nesting on window ledges and buildings today, but ____ were first introduced to the Americas by early European settlers.
A. They
B. Their
C. She
D. It
A. They
Which answer choice has the commas in the right place?
A. Eugene, Sarah's father brought her Chick-fil-a, Starbucks, and candy for lunch today.
B. Eugene, Sarah's father, brought her Chick-fil-a, Starbucks, and candy for lunch today.
B. Eugene, Sarah's father, brought her Chick-fil-a Starbucks and candy for lunch today.
B. Eugene, Sarah's father, brought her Chick-fil-a, Starbucks, and candy for lunch today.
What type of figurative language is used?
Problems emerge and some people try to sweep them under the rug.
idiom
If government officials catch people trying to sell elephant ivory, they confiscate it. By taking away the ivory, the officials can destroy the tusks so they can't be sold.
What clue in the text best hints at the meaning of the word "confiscate"?
A. government officials
B. destroy
C. can't be sold
D. taking away
D. taking away
What is the main idea of the passage?
On November 17, 1968, football fans across the United States sat glued to their televisions. A close game between two top teams—the New York Jets and the Oakland Raiders—was being broadcast. When the Jets pulled ahead with only fifty seconds remaining, viewers went wild. But then, just as the Raiders were bringing the ball across midfield, the game disappeared from the screen! In its place, a previously scheduled children's movie, Heidi, started playing. Callers flooded the TV network's phone lines, but it was too late. The Raiders scored two touchdowns in the very final moments—touchdowns that were unseen by all but West Coast viewers. As a result of the interrupted event, dubbed "the Heidi game," television networks began delaying their regularly scheduled programs until football games had ended.
After Heidi interrupted a crucial moment during a televised football game, networks began to delay regularly scheduled shows until football games were over.
What point of view is this passage written in?
They worked together for an hour or more without speaking. Ellen was grave and absorbed in the anxious thoughts of that spring; Jethro was accustomed to adapting himself to the behaviors and moods of older people, and he found enough in the world about him to occupy his interest as he worked.
third person omniscient
Simple, Compound, or Complex?
Amy and her mom sat on the back porch and watched as the sun sank below the horizon before they went to bed.
Complex