

Esperanza Rising figurative language
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English
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6th - 8th Grade
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Hard
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Randi Glenn
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By Randi Glenn
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Similes - Comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as"
Metaphors - Directly stating one thing is another
Personification - Giving human qualities to non-human things
Sensory imagery - Helps the reader experience the setting evoking sight, smell, sound, taste, touch
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Multiple Choice
Identify the figurative language in the sentence: "The politician's speech was a raging fire that consumed the crowd's attention."
A. Personification
B. Simile
C. Metaphor
D. Sensory imagery
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Multiple Choice
What is the term for giving human qualities or characteristics to inanimate objects or abstract concepts?
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Alliteration
D. Personification
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Multiple Choice
Analyze the difference between "The snow was a fluffy blanket" and "The snow was like a fluffy blanket." The first is a Metaphor, and the second is a:
A. Simile
B. Hyperbole
C. Sensory imagery
D. Personification
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Multiple Choice
Identify the figurative language in the line: "The camera silently judged the model's every pose."
A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Personification
D. Sensory imagery
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Multiple Choice
Which figurative language compares two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"?
A. Sensory imagery
B. Simile
C. Metaphor
D. Personification
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Multiple Choice
Which sentence is the best example of Personification?
A. The clouds were fluffy as cotton candy.
B. The metallic, acrid smell of ozone hung in the air.
C. The wind whispered secrets through the open window.
D. The lake was a mirror reflecting the mountains
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Multiple Choice
What figurative language is most clearly featured in the sentence: "The bacon sizzled, and the grease popped with a sharp, staccato rhythm"?
A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Personification
D. Sensory imagery
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Multiple Choice
What emotion or state is used to describe Mama, Abuelita, and Esperanza as they slept in the servants' cabins after the fire?
A. They were angry and planned revenge.
B. They were numb, as if encased in a thick skin that nothing could penetrate.
C. They were relieved to have survived.
D. They were hopeful that a miracle (un milagro) would fix everything.
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Open Ended
Mama is described as waiting on the steps "looking like a fierce statue".
What two things are being compared in this simile?
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Multiple Choice
Simile: Mama's Appearance When Mama waits for the Tíos, the text states she was "looking like a fierce statue". This phrase is an example of what literary device?
A. Metaphor
B. Personification
C. Simile
D. Hyperbole
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Open Ended
What emotion or state of mind does this comparison suggest about Mama at that moment, particularly considering people's normal reactions after a fire?
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Open Ended
The text mentions that after the fire, all that remained of the trunk's contents were "black cinders" and that Esperanza picked through the "black wood". What sense is being used?
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Multiple Choice
Which type of figurative language is being used here? "mortars and pestles from the kitchen that were made from lava rock and refused to burn"
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
Sensory Imagery
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