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similemetaphor personification hyperbole *Use For* Homework Bell Work Class Work Review Test Prep Assessment imlovinlit.blogspot.com idiom alliteration onomatopoeia allusion © 2013 erin cobb . com .Figurative Language Stories TABLE OF CONTENTS Story 1: Princess Penelope – Task A 1 Story 1: Princess Penelope – Task B 2 Story 1: Princess Penelope – Task C 3 Story 1: Princess Penelope – Task D 4 Story 2: The Airport – Task A 5 Story 2: The Airport – Task B 6 Story 2: The Airport – Task C 7 Story 2: The Airport – Task D 8 Story 3: Dad’s Barbecue – Task A 9 Story 3: Dad’s Barbecue – Task B 10 Story 3: Dad’s Barbecue – Task C 11 Story 3: Dad’s Barbecue – Task D 12 Story 4: Grace’s Canoe Trip – Task A 13 Story 4: Grace’s Canoe Trip – Task B 14 Story 4: Grace’s Canoe Trip – Task C 15 Story 4: Grace’s Canoe Trip – Task D 16 Story 5: The Dainty Dragon – Task A 17 Story 5: The Dainty Dragon – Task B 18 Story 5: The Dainty Dragon – Task C 19 Story 5: The Dainty Dragon – Task D 20 Story 6: Party in Room 302 – Task A 21 Story 6: Party in Room 302 – Task B 22 Story 6: Party in Room 302 – Task C 23 Story 6: Party in Room 302 – Task D 24 Interactive Notebook Versions for Task A Stories 1-6 25-30 Answer Keys 31-42 Credits 43 © 2013 erin cobb imlovinlit.blogspot. Check it on the list as you go. underline. each dress seemed to shudder with excitement.blogspot. and label each instance of figurative language in the paragraph. imlovinlit. waiting to be chosen. her dress swished as she passed the prince. As she searched through the racks. When she turned around.Figurative Language Stories #1 Task A: Identify Figurative Language Princess Penelope Find. Upon hearing the news.com 1 © 2013 erin cobb . Penelope thought the dress must be the color of Dorothy’s slippers. She could hardly wait. The dress was a sparkling ruby as it reflected light from every angle. Trying on the dress. Now at the ball. Princess Penelope was head over heels for Prince Patrick and she had finally persuaded her father to allow her to attend the annual royal ball. Penelope’s eyes landed on the most beautiful dress ever made. Glancing around. she found his eyes fixed on hers like laser beams. Penelope had sprinted like a cheetah all the way down to the royal dress shop to pick out the perfect dress. Penelope knew it was meant to be worn by her. You should find: ____ simile (2) ____ personification (2) ____ idiom ____ metaphor ____ alliteration (2) ____ allusion ____ hyperbole ____ onomatopoeia (2) Tonight was the night she had been waiting for. Which of the following last names for the princess would be consistent with this alliteration? a) Jones b) Phillips c) Peterson d) Queen 2.  In line 1. As she searched through the racks. each dress seemed to shudder with excitement.  Identify the idiom in lines 1-2 and write it on the line: ________________________________________ What is the meaning of this idiom? _____________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Write an original sentence that contains this idiom and implies its meaning. When she turned around. the princess’s name contains alliteration. 1. she found his eyes fixed on hers like laser beams. Penelope thought the dress must be the color of Dorothy’s slippers. Upon hearing the news. Now at the ball. She could hardly wait.com 2 © 2013 erin cobb .  In line 4. The dress was a sparkling ruby as it reflected light from every angle. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ imlovinlit. Glancing around. answer the questions. Then.  Read the simile in line 4.  In order to understand the allusion in line 8. How did the princess run to the royal dress shop? a) sluggishly b) merrily c) swiftly d) despairingly 3. the reader must a) know someone named Dorothy b) be familiar with The Wizard of Oz c) have slippers like Dorothy’s d) be able to correctly define “allusion” 5. Penelope’s eyes landed on the most beautiful dress ever made. waiting to be chosen.blogspot. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Tonight was the night she had been waiting for.Figurative Language Stories #1 Task B: Analyze Figurative Language Princess Penelope Read the story again. Trying on the dress. Princess Penelope was head over heels for Prince Patrick and she had finally persuaded her father to allow her to attend the annual royal ball. which of the following words could best be substituted for the word “cheetah” without changing the meaning of the simile or the sentence? a) Olympic runner b) quickly c) puppy d) lightning 4. Penelope had sprinted like a cheetah all the way down to the royal dress shop to pick out the perfect dress. Penelope knew it was meant to be worn by her. her dress swished as she passed the prince. Figurative Language Original (from the story) New (my own) alliteration Princess Penelope Lady Laura metaphor the dress was a sparkling ruby the dress was a sea of red imlovinlit.com 3 © 2013 erin cobb .Figurative Language Stories #1 Task C: Modify Figurative Language Princess Penelope In Task A.blogspot. If you choose a simile. using the table below. you must write a new simile. Do not change one form of figurative language to another. There are two examples in the table to help you. Choose any 5 of the 12 instances of figurative language and rewrite them. you found 12 instances of figurative language in the story. inserting your own modifications in place of the originals.blogspot. ________________________________________________________   ________________________________________________________   ________________________________________________________   ________________________________________________________   ________________________________________________________   ________________________________________________________   ________________________________________________________   ________________________________________________________   ________________________________________________________   ________________________________________________________   ________________________________________________________   ________________________________________________________   ________________________________________________________   ________________________________________________________   ________________________________________________________   ________________________________________________________   ________________________________________________________   ________________________________________________________   ________________________________________________________   ________________________________________________________   ________________________________________________________   ________________________________________________________   ________________________________________________________   imlovinlit. copy the story.com 4 © 2013 erin cobb .Figurative Language Stories #1 Task D: Revise Figurative Language Princess Penelope Using the original story from Task A and your new figurative language from Task C. Underline or highlight the five modifications that you made. When she turned around. Trying on the dress. each ___ idiom dress seemed to shudder with excitement. Penelope’s eyes landed on the most beautiful dress ever made. The dress was a sparkling ruby as it reflected light from every angle. Penelope knew it was meant to be worn by her. Penelope thought the dress must be the color of Dorothy’s slippers. she found his eyes fixed on hers like laser beams. Glancing around. She could hardly wait.Figurative Language Stories #1 Interactive Notebook Version This version of Task A is sized just right to fit on one composition notebook page. Checklist: Princess Penelope Tonight was the night she had been waiting for.com 25 © 2013 erin cobb . Penelope had sprinted like a cheetah all ___ alliteration (2) the way down to the royal dress shop to pick out the ___ onomatopoeia (2) perfect dress. her dress swished as she passed the prince. imlovinlit. As she searched through the racks. ___ simile (2) Princess Penelope was head over heels for Prince Patrick ___ metaphor and she had finally persuaded her father to allow her to ___ hyperbole attend the annual royal ball. waiting to be ___ allusion chosen. Upon ___ personification (2) hearing the news. Now at the ball.blogspot. Glue the checklist on the opposite page (left side) and the story on the right. Now at the ball. You should find: ____ simile (2) ____ personification (2) ____ idiom ____ metaphor ____ alliteration (2) ____ allusion ____ hyperbole ____ onomatopoeia (2) Tonight was the night she had been waiting for. simile imlovinlit. Penelope’s eyes personification personification landed on the most beautiful dress ever made. Check it on the list as you go.blogspot. her dress swished as she passed the prince. Princess Penelope alliteration was head over heels for Prince Patrick and she had finally persuaded idiom alliteration her father to allow her to attend the annual royal ball. Penelope thought metaphor the dress must be the color of Dorothy’s slippers. Trying on the dress. allusion Penelope knew it was meant to be worn by her. She could hardly wait. Glancing around. Penelope had sprinted like a cheetah all the simile way down to the royal dress shop to pick out the perfect dress. waiting to be chosen. When she turned around. underline. and label each instance of figurative language in the paragraph. Upon hearing the news. The dress was a hyperbole sparkling ruby as it reflected light from every angle. she onomatopoeia found his eyes fixed on hers like laser beams.Figurative Language Stories #1 Task A: Identify Figurative Language Princess Penelope Find.com 31 © 2013 erin cobb . As she searched through the racks. each dress seemed to shudder with onomatopoeia excitement. she found his eyes fixed on hers like laser beams. her dress swished as she passed the prince. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ imlovinlit.  In order to understand the allusion in line 8. After 35 years of marriage. Princess Penelope was head over heels for Prince Patrick and she had finally persuaded her father to allow her to attend the annual royal ball. How did the princess run to the royal dress shop? a) sluggishly b) merrily c) swiftly d) despairingly 3. Glancing around. When she turned around. Penelope thought the dress must be the color of Dorothy’s slippers. my grandparents are still head over heels for each _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ other. Trying on the dress.  In line 4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Tonight was the night she had been waiting for. Penelope knew it was meant to be worn by her.com 32 © 2013 erin cobb . the reader must a) know someone named Dorothy b) be familiar with The Wizard of Oz c) have slippers like Dorothy’s d) be able to correctly define “allusion” head over heels 5.  In line 1. answer the questions. Penelope’s eyes landed on the most beautiful dress ever made. 1. Which of the following last names for the princess would be consistent with this alliteration? a) Jones b) Phillips c) Peterson d) Queen 2. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Write an original sentence that contains this idiom and implies its meaning.Figurative Language Stories #1 Task B: Analyze Figurative Language Princess Penelope Read the story again. waiting to be chosen. As she searched through the racks.blogspot. each dress seemed to shudder with excitement.  Identify the idiom in lines 1-2 and write it on the line: ________________________________________ In this story. which of the following words could be substituted for the word “cheetah” without changing the meaning of the simile or the sentence? a) Olympic runner b) quickly c) puppy d) lightning 4.  Read the simile in line 4. The dress was a sparkling ruby as it reflected light from every angle. Penelope had sprinted like a cheetah all the way down to the royal dress shop to pick out the perfect dress. “head over heels” refers to What is the meaning of this idiom? _____________________________________________________________ being in love with someone or being excited by someone. the princess’s name contains alliteration. Now at the ball. Then. She could hardly wait. 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