Common Core: 7th Grade English Language Arts : Interpret Figures of Speech in Context: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.5.A
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Example Question #11 : Interpret Figures Of Speech In Context: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.7.5.A
Identify what is being personified in the text and what human trait or ability it’s being given.
Adapted from John Milton’s Paradise Lost (1667)
"So saying, her rash hand in evil hour 780
Forth reaching to the fruit, she plucked, she eat!
Earth felt the wound, and Nature from her seat,
Sighing through all her works, gave signs of woe,
That all was lost.”
Hand; plucking fruit, eating
Earth and Nature; feeling wounds, sighing, feeling woe
Earth and Nature; reaching for fruit, eating
Hand; feeling wounds, sighing
Earth and Nature; feeling wounds, sighing, feeling woe
Personification is a type of metaphor and a common literary tool. It is when you assign the qualities of a person to something that isn't human or that isn't even alive, such as nature or household items. In the poem, the Earth and Nature are given the characteristics of feeling the pain of a wound, sighing, and having feelings of woe like a human.
Example Question #12 : Interpret Figures Of Speech In Context: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.7.5.A
How is the story or situation similar to the story to which it is alluding? “If you aren’t sure of the answer just go ask Steven. He is basically like our own Google,” Andrea said.
Steven is a computer scientist
Steven enjoys computers
Steven cannot answer most of the questions asked
Steven is able to answer questions or find information
Steven is able to answer questions or find information
The example is alluding to the search engine Google. Good can access almost unlimited information very quickly and help answer questions people may have. The example is making a comparison between Steven and his ability to answer questions like Google. An allusion is a brief mention of something or someone well known, often from mythology, history, or literature. An allusion lets readers reference ideas from an entire story in just a few words.
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