Reading and Writing
Grade 645 min
Learning Objective
I can analyze how an author uses figurative language to create imagery in a text.
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Practice
7 questions • Short answer
Exit Ticket
“Identify one example of figurative language (simile, metaphor, personification, etc.) in the following sentence: "The words flowed from his mouth like a river, carrying the audience along with its current." Explain what image this figurative language creates in your mind. In the sentence, "The truth was a heavy stone in her heart," what type of figurative language is used? Describe the imagery that this figurative language evokes. ”
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