Point of View & Figurative Language — Drills · Grade 6 English
Chapter: Reading LiteratureWhat these drills covers
By the end of Point of View & Figurative Language you should be able to:
- I can identify first-person, third-person limited, and third-person omniscient point of view.
- I can identify similes, metaphors, personification, and hyperbole and explain their effect.
- I can distinguish a word's denotation from its connotation.
4 questions, written answer, each with a worked explanation.
Vocabulary used: point of view, first-person point of view, third-person limited point of view, third-person omniscient point of view, figurative language, simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, denotation, connotation.
Problem 1
Answer and explanation
(1) First-person point of view ('I,' 'my'). (2) Metaphor — 'my backpack a boulder' makes the pack feel crushingly heavy (with personification in 'the trail seemed to sneer'). (3) 'Sneer' denotes a scornful look but connotes cruel mockery, making the trail feel like a taunting rival.
(1) First-person point of view ('I,' 'my'). (2) Metaphor — 'my backpack a boulder' makes the pack feel crushingly heavy (with personification in 'the trail seemed to sneer'). (3) 'Sneer' denotes a scornful look but connotes cruel mockery, making the trail feel like a taunting rival.
Response criteria
- Answer the actual question with accurate details.
- Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
- State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.
Problem 2
Answer and explanation
The first-person narrator reports seeing Ren stare, then admits an interpretation about anger. Ren’s explanation offers a different motive. The narrator cannot directly know all of Ren’s thoughts.
The first-person narrator reports seeing Ren stare, then admits an interpretation about anger. Ren’s explanation offers a different motive. The narrator cannot directly know all of Ren’s thoughts.
Response criteria
- Answer the actual question with accurate details.
- Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
- State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.
Problem 3
Answer and explanation
The narrator can report the turn and a personal interpretation, but the action alone does not establish Ren’s private thought or a judgment about everyone. Attribute the inference and seek another detail or dialogue.
The narrator can report the turn and a personal interpretation, but the action alone does not establish Ren’s private thought or a judgment about everyone. Attribute the inference and seek another detail or dialogue.
Response criteria
- Answer the actual question with accurate details.
- Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
- State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.
Problem 4
Answer and explanation
In the first case, (1) First-person point of view ('I,' 'my'). (2) Metaphor — 'my backpack a boulder' makes the pack feel crushingly heavy (with personification in 'the trail seemed to sneer'). (3) 'Sneer' denotes a scornful look but connotes cruel mockery, making the trail feel like a taunting rival. In the changed case, The first-person narrator reports seeing Ren stare, then admits an interpretation about anger. Ren’s explanation offers a different motive. The narrator cannot directly know all of Ren’s thoughts. The method of defining the relationship and testing relevant evidence transfers; the particular source detail and scope must be checked anew.
In the first case, (1) First-person point of view ('I,' 'my'). (2) Metaphor — 'my backpack a boulder' makes the pack feel crushingly heavy (with personification in 'the trail seemed to sneer'). (3) 'Sneer' denotes a scornful look but connotes cruel mockery, making the trail feel like a taunting rival. In the changed case, The first-person narrator reports seeing Ren stare, then admits an interpretation about anger. Ren’s explanation offers a different motive. The narrator cannot directly know all of Ren’s thoughts. The method of defining the relationship and testing relevant evidence transfers; the particular source detail and scope must be checked anew.
Response criteria
- Answer the actual question with accurate details.
- Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
- State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.