Al-Oruba International Schools
English Department
Girls Section (Gr.6)
American Section
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Date
Period
1. Identify and explain this comparison.
2. Is this a simile or a metaphor?
3. What does this express about the father?
4. In lines 12 – 18, what is speaker’s tone
(feeling/attitude) toward speaking English?
5. Circle all instances of “you” or “your” in
the poem. How many can you find?
*Discuss: Why do you think the author
repeats this so often throughout the poem?
6. Read this description (Lines 25-28) How
do you think they felt? Cite text evidence.
8. Describe and explain the tone in which
the speaker talks of their mother. Cite text.
9. What is the speaker’s tone or mood in this stanza?
Cite words that show the mood.
10. What is the speaker’s tone or mood in this
stanza? Cite words that show the mood.
Figurative Language Practice
Directions: Identify whether each sentence is a metaphor, simile, or personification.
“He walked slow as a hot river.”
“The moon winked at me through the clouds.”
“Their eyes were pinpricks.”
“Rain danced on the windowpane”.
“[You] felt your breath stick in your throat like an ice-cube.”
Choose one of the sentences above and change what is being compared to create your own example!