5th Grade Reading & Writing Study Guide - Unit #2
“The Big Ideas From Class” Checklist
What Am I Confident I Know?
Can I identify and define the following types of figurative
language: idiom, personification, hyperbole, simile, and
metaphor?
Can I use the author’s word choice to identify the mood of a
poem?
Can I make an inference based on details from a poem and
support it with details?
Can I identify types of genres and their characteristics? For
example, what makes a poem a poem?
Can I identify and explain the author’s purpose for writing a
selection? To entertain, inform, or persuade.
Key Terms
Idiom, Hyperbole, Personification, Simile, Metaphor, Mood, Figurative Language
Theme, Inference/Infer, Speaker, Stanza
Characteristics of poems:
o Could have a rhyme
o Could have a rhythm
or beat
o Could have one or
more stanzas
o Might not use
punctuation
o Might have short
lines
o Might use figurative
language
Not all poems will have all
of these. The poem on your
SCA could have 2, 3 or 4 of
the characteristics.
1. “The shocking news blew out her cheerful
smile” is an example of which figure of speech?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Simile
Idiom
Personification
Synonym
2. “The twins were as playful as otters on a river”
is an example of which type of figurative
language?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Metaphor
Idiom
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Figurative Language
Directions: Define the following figures of speech by filling in the blanks. Give an example of
each.
o Idiom – when ______________________________________________________________
o An example of an idiom is: _________________________________________________
o Personification – when a non-_________ ___________ is given _____________________
characteristics.
o An examples of personification is:
_________________________________________________________________________
o Hyperbole –a over _______________________ statement.
o An example of a hyperbole is:_________________________________________________.
o Simile – a simile ________________ two things using the words _________ or __________.
o An example of a simile is: ___________________________________________________.
o Metaphor – a metaphor also ______________ two things. It says something _______
something else.
o An example of a metaphor is: ________________________________________________.
Mood
o The mood is a feeling an author wants the reader to experience.
o The mood of a poem can be determined by the words used in a stanza or line.
! Identify the mood of this stanza and support your answers with a detail from the poem “April
Rain Song” by Langston Hughes. (2 points)
Let the rain kiss you,
Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops
Let the rain sing you a lullaby.
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