Analyzing Figurative Language

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English

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7th Grade

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L.4.5A, L.3.5A, L.4.5

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Ariel Hicks

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Analyzing Figurative Language

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Check off the steps you have to take to analyze figurative language

Read the text.

Determine the general gist of what's going on in the text by thinking about the 5Ws and Funky H.

Reread the text and zoom in on a figurative detail.

Ask yourself " What idea comes to my mind beyond the literal?" and " What feeling does this detail give?"

Multiple Choice

Read the text: Chicago is a city that is fierce as a dog with tongue lapping for action.

What figurative language is presented?

enjambment

metaphor

simile

onomatopoeia

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Read the text: Chicago is a city that is fierce as a dog with tongue lapping for action.

What is the underlying meaning in this figurative detail?

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Multiple Choice

Read the Text: The streets were strange and still, / Through the doors of the open churches

The organs were moaning shrill.

What type of figurative language is used in this text?

Simile

Metaphor

Hyperbole

Personification

Multiple Choice

Read the Text: The streets were strange and still, / Through the doors of the open churches

The organs were moaning shrill.

What meaning is the speaker trying to communicate through the figurative language?

In the silent and quiet streets, the organ (piano) could be heard from the church.

The organ was dying from sadness.

The singers in the choir were singing in church.

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