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Figurative Language Practice

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11 questions
Clean Rap Battle Follow along in class with the music video and answer the questions that follow.
Dr. Seuss vs. William Shakespeare Epic Rap Battle
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"I'm switching up my style like the Beatles with my pieces." What figurative language is used?_______
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"You're pathetically predictable." What figurative language is used?_______
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"Looking like the end of Macbeth." What figurative language is used?
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4

In the line, "You're not a doctor / I've never seen a softer author," explain how irony is used to insult the opponent. Answer in RACE format.

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3

Find a song lyric that contains any one example of figurative language. Post the lyric (keep it brief; I don't want any more than four lines!) and explain what figurative language is being used and what the message of the lyric is.

Romeo and Juliet Act 1
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Drag each example of figurative language from Act I into the correct category.

  • "The all-seeing sun ne’er saw her match since first the world begun."
  • "Her wagoner, a small grey-coated gnat, not half so big as a round little worm."
  • "My only love, sprung from my only hate!"
  • "We waste our lights in vain, like lamps by day."
  • "I have a soul of lead so stakes me to the ground I cannot move."
  • "It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night like a rich jewel in an Ethiop’s ear."
  • Simile
  • Metaphor
  • Hyperbole
  • Irony
  • Alliteration
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"It pricks like thorn" is an example of a _______
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"The earth hath swallowed all my hopes but she" is an example of a _______
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Explain the meaning of "We waste our lights in vain, like lamps by day." How does this reflect Mercutio’s attitude?

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Place the following examples of figurative language from Act I on a timeline of events. Drag each quote to the correct event.

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
Romeo expresses reluctance to join the party.
"O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!"
Romeo and Juliet speak to each other for the first time.
"My only love, sprung from my only hate!"
Mercutio encourages Romeo to dance.
"I have a soul of lead so stakes me to the ground I cannot move."
Romeo sees Juliet for the first time at the party.
"My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand to smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss."
Juliet discovers Romeo is a Montague.
"We waste our lights in vain, like lamps by day."
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Using your matches from Question 10, reorder the quotes in the sequence that they happen in the story.

  1. "I have a soul of lead so stakes me to the ground I cannot move."
  2. "My only love, sprung from my only hate!"
  3. "O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!"
  4. "We waste our lights in vain, like lamps by day."
  5. "My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand to smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss."