day 2. lets review! simile metaphor personification mood great! lets practice interpreting...
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Lets Review!
Simile Metaphor Personification Mood
Great! Lets practice interpreting figurative language with a poem:
HurricaneSpinning leaves, flowing water.All rotating together.Like water spinning down the drain
of an enormous bathtub.Clockwise in the South.
Counterclockwise in the North.No toys, no bubbles.Only wind and rain, and the hope
that soon all will be safely dried with the fluffy towel of sunshine
HurricaneSpinning leaves,
flowing water.All rotating together.Like water spinning
down the drain of an enormous bathtub.
Clockwise in the South. Counterclockwise in the North.
No toys, no bubbles.Only wind and rain,
and the hope that soon all will be safely dried with the fluffy towel of sunshine
Why does the author compare the leaves and flowing water to water spinning down the drain of an enormous bathtub?
A. the leaves are wet from the rain
B. The bathtub is full of water and leaves
C. The leaves and water are spinning in the air together due to the strong winds
D. The leaves have blown off the trees from the strong winds
HurricaneSpinning leaves,
flowing water.All rotating together.Like water spinning
down the drain of an enormous bathtub.
Clockwise in the South. Counterclockwise in the North.
No toys, no bubbles.Only wind and rain,
and the hope that soon all will be safely dried with the fluffy towel of sunshine
What does the author mean when he says “soon all will all will be safely dried with the fluffy towel of sunshine?”
A. The speaker will go outside and dry everything off with a towel
B. When the hurricane passes the sun will shine and all will be well.
C. The sunshine will stop the hurricane
D. The towel will keep the speaker safe from the hurricane
1. Stay in your seats at all times.2. You will have 30-60 seconds to discuss
the answer to a question AND3. Write ONE response to the question
on a sheet of paper.4. All teams will hold up their answers.5. If you are correct, your team will get
the opportunity to shoot the correct response into the trashcan from a 1, 2, or 3 point line.
6. If the shot is made, the team gets extra-credit.
7. Shots will be made after ALL the questions have been answered.
You say that you are wronged--ah, well,I count that friendship poor, at bestA bauble, a mere bagatelle,That cannot stand so slight a test.
The terrier, down on the hearth,Twitches and barks in his sleep,Soft little foolish barks,More like a dream than a dog . . .
Metaphor: life is compared to a drink. The end of life is compared to the end of a drink, one with food particles in the bottom.
Gossiping on the country-side,Spring and the wandering breezes say,God has thrown Heaven open wideAnd let the thrushes out to-day.
Taking daughter’s boyfriend hostagemay have been a bit extreme,But other fathers have done worse thingswhen their daughters were sixteen.
I heard a cry in the night,A thousand miles it came,It was quiet then it was louder,My name, my name, my name…