Figurative Language
Identify the figurative language in this italicized part of these song lyrics: "Boom, boom, boom, even bright than the moon, moon, moon."
Onomatopoeia
Define the root cred.
To trust or believe
Read the following passage.
It was true that Elena was not always the nicest girl at school. She was the first to let the others know if their outfit wasn't the latest style or if someone said the wrong thing. What she didn't understand is why that should make a difference about her invitation to the big fall dance. After all, everyone knew she was the best at decorating. Since she wasn't invited, Elena decided to go away for that weekend.
What is most likely the reason Elena decided to go away the weekend of the dance?
She was not invited.
For some people Christmas and the New Year are very merry times; but for cabmen and cabmen’s horses it is no holiday, though it may be a harvest. There are so many parties, balls, and places of amusement open that the work is hard and often late. Sometimes driver and horse have to wait for hours in the rain or frost, shivering with the cold, while the merry people within are dancing away to the music. I wonder if the beautiful ladies ever think of the weary cabman waiting on his box, and his patient beast standing, till his legs get stiff with cold.
Which of the following is the main idea of the paragraph?
Harvest is the best time of year for cabmen and their horses.
The dancing, parties and Christmas music allow cabmen to enjoy their work.
Christmas and New Year are difficult times for a cabmen and their horses.
Holidays do not affect cabmen and their horses.
3. Christmas and New Year are difficult times for a cabmen and their horses.
Abraham Lincoln is regarded as one of America's greatest heroes due to both his incredible impact on the nation and his unique appeal. His is a remarkable story of the rise from humble beginnings to achieve the highest office in the land; then, a sudden and tragic death at a time when his country needed him most to complete the great task remaining before the nation. Lincoln's distinctively human and humane personality and historical role as savior of the Union and emancipator of the slaves creates a legacy that endures.
What inference can be made from this passage?
A. Slavery is Abraham Lincoln’s legacy.
B. Abraham Lincoln’s tragic death overshadows his myriad accomplishments.
C. Abraham Lincoln was a better than average president.
D. Abraham Lincoln’s legacy is a combination of his personal traits and heroic accomplishments.
D. Abraham Lincoln’s legacy is a combination of his personal traits and heroic accomplishments.
Identify the type of figurative language in this song lyric: "...the way the moonlight dances in your eyes."
Personification
Which of the following words has a more negative connotation?
fragrance, stench, odor, aroma
stench
Donovan and Larry were early for baseball practice. They decided to run up and down the bleachers to exercise before the rest of the team arrived.
Larry was first to the top. He whispered to Donovan, “Look over there.” He pointed to a man sleeping on the highest, narrow bench of the bleachers. His pants and shirt were faded, worn, and too large for his thin frame. One big toe stuck out of a huge hole in his sock. His scraped-up shoes sat a few feet away.
Donovan whispered, “We should help him out. Let’s hide something good in his shoes. Then, when he wakes up, he will have a nice surprise.”
What is the tone of this passage?
Angry
Detached
Sympathetic
Happy
3. Sympathetic
With this, Mrs. Rachel stepped out of the lane into the backyard of Green Gables. Very green and neat and precise was that yard, set about on one side with great patriarchal willows and the other with prim trees. Not a stray stick nor stone was to be seen, for Mrs. Rachel would have seen it if there had been. Privately she was of the opinion that Marilla Cuthbert swept that yard over as often as she swept her house. One could have eaten a meal off the ground without overbrimming the proverbial peck of dirt.
What is the main idea?
Green Gables’ backyard was neat and clean.
Every game from the latest multimedia games to old favorites like cards and chess can be played on home computers. Home computers are used to balance family finances, to complete banking transactions, and even to do the grocery shopping. Those computers which are equipped with a modem allow users to go "online" to "chat" with others -- that is, people can have a conversation on the computer about anything from being in love to getting medical advice. And of course students use home computers to type up school reports, to research their papers for classes and even to do the calculations for math homework.
What inference can be made from this passage?
A. Home computers have many uses in the average American home.
B. Home computers contribute to violent video game usage.
C. Home computers are used for online social media and medical advice.
D. Parents and children alike enjoy home computers as they alleviate boredom.
A. Home computers have many uses in the average American home.
Identify the figurative language in this lyric: "Honey, I'd walk through fire for you."
Hyperbole
Define the root jud.
To judge
During the holidays, my mother's house was glittered with decorations and hummed with preparations. We ate cookies and drank cider while we helped her wrap bright packages and trim the tree. We felt warm and excited, listening to Christmas carols and even singing along sometimes. We would tease each other about our terrible voices and then sing even louder.
What is the mood of this paragraph?
Gloomy
Cheerful
Objective
Somber
2. Cheerful
Explain the theme of this story:
Tim hated his old baseball glove. He wanted to play with a new glove, but he didn’t have any money, so he decided to steal it. But when Tim got caught stealing the glove, his parents said he couldn’t play baseball all summer.
Possible Answers:
Choosing to be dishonest often has a negative consequence.
Stealing will likely always lead to negative consequences.
It's up to the teacher's final decision!
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. King, both a Baptist minister and civil-rights activist, had a seismic impact on race relations in the United States, beginning in the mid-1950s. Through his activism, he played a pivotal role in ending the legal segregation of African-American citizens in the South and other areas of the nation, as well as the creation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. King was assassinated in April 1968, and continues to be remembered as one of the most lauded African-American leaders in history, often referenced by his 1963 speech, "I Have a Dream."
What inference can be made from this passage?
A. Martin Luther King Jr. created the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
B. Martin Luther King Jr. was a dream analyst.
C. Martin Luther King Jr. played a significant role in reshaping America’s race relations.
D. Martin Luther King Jr. believed in racial segregation.
C. Martin Luther King Jr. played a significant role in reshaping America’s race relations.
Identify the figurative language in these song lyrics:
"It's fire, it's freedom,
it's flooding open.
It's a preacher in the pulpit
and you'll find devotion.
There's something breaking
at the brick of every wall...”
Alliteration
Which of the following words has the most positive connotation?
dynamic, pushy, aggressive, assertive
dynamic
After New Year's, the time came to put all the decorations away and settle in for the long, cold winter. The house seemed to sigh as we boxed up its finery. The tree was dry and brittle, and now waited forlornly by the side of the road to be picked up.
What is the mood if this paragraph?
Frustrated
Joyous
Gloomy
Devestated
3. Gloomy
When you are riding a bicycle in traffic, it is important to communicate your intentions with the motorists around you. In other words, you have to tell people where you are going with signals. When you want to turn left, just extend your left arm out horizontally in the direction that you are turning. If you want to turn right, extend your left elbow horizontally, but point your fingers up at the sky. This will make an "L" shape and will let the people around you know that you are turning right. If you are breaking, extend your left elbow in the same way, but point your fingers downward. Practice these signals and you'll be a considerate, safe cyclist.
What is the main idea of this passage?
For safety and consideration, it is important to communicate your intentions for turning and braking when riding a bicycle around other motorists.
Despite the hatred that most people feel toward cockroaches, they do help humans in several ways. For example, they are perfect experimental animals and are used for scientific research in the laboratory. Breeding them is easy, for they thrive under almost any conditions. In studies on nutrition and food, cockroaches are good subjects because they will eat any kind of food. They can be used to study heart disease, and cancer researchers work with roaches because they grow cancerous tumors like those that are found in humans.
What inference can be made from this passage?
A. Cockroaches are vile, disgusting insects with no redeeming qualities.
B. Cockroaches are genetically resilient insects with beneficial qualities.
C. Cockroaches are easy to breed and thrive under almost any conditions.
D. It’s obvious the world will be taken over by cockroaches.
B. Cockroaches are genetically resilient insects with beneficial qualities.
Read the song lyrics.
"The way you move is like a full on rainstorm
And I'm a house of cards."
What types of figurative language are present in this example?
Simile ("The way you move is like a full on rainstorm") & Metaphor ("I'm a house of cards")
Define the root meta.
Beyond or change
About three million people have to look for a place to sleep at night. Some homeless people have jobs but do not earn nearly enough money for both food and shelter. Some become homeless because they have an unfortunate accident or lose their job. They do not have any back-up resources to make it through the hard times.
The homeless face terrible problems. Many become victims of violence. Serious health problems may begin because they are exposed to bad weather and unclean conditions. Homeless children may miss the chance to go to school. Worst of all, some cities pass laws that make it even harder on the homeless.
How would you describe the tone [attitude] of this author?
Disgruntled
Nonchalant
Apathetic
Serious
4. Serious
Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf,
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day
Nothing gold can stay.
What is the central theme of this poem?
1. Nature and man
2. Innocence cannot last.
3. Sunsets and sunrises are beautiful.
4. Nature and beauty
2. Innocence cannot last.
Disco is a genre of music containing elements of funk, soul, pop, salsa and psychedelic that was most popular in the 1970s, though it has since enjoyed brief resurgences. The term is derived from discotheque, French for "library of phonograph records", but subsequently used as proper name for nightclubs in Paris. Its initial audiences were club-goers from the African American, Italian American, Latino, and psychedelic communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
What inference can be made from this passage?
A. Disco began in Paris and has since had brief resurgences of popularity.
B. Disco is the most accessible music in clubs around the world.
C. The French really know how to party.
D. A blend of many genres of music, disco was most popular in the 1970’s.
D. A blend of many genres of music, disco was most popular in the 1970’s.