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What literary device is used in the phrase 'My cloths have failed me'?
personification
What literary device is represented by 'bitter as a penny'?
simile
What literary device is used in the phrase 'danced like a champ'?
simile
What literary device is demonstrated in 'enough belts to hold down a small town'?
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Identify the literary device in 'something like bikers wear'.
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What literary device is used in 'a jacket the color of day-old guacamole'?
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What literary device is represented by 'peeked at the mustard-colored lining'?
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What literary device is used in 'I stared at the jacket, like an enemy'?
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Identify the literary device in 'thin as a young tree'.
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What literary device is demonstrated by 'sleeves climbed halfway to my elbow'?
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What literary device is represented in 'I flapped the jacket like a bird's wings'?
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What literary device is exemplified in 'then looked over my shoulder as if someone had called me'?
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What literary device is used in 'mouth of an open garbage can'?
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What literary device is represented by 'Frankie T., the playground terrorist'?
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Identify the literary device in 'my arms feeling like Braille from goose bumps'.
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What literary device is exemplified by 'while my teeth chattered like a cup of crooked dice'?
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What literary device is shown in 'so I went, in my guacamole jacket'?
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Identify the literary device in 'my forearms stuck out like neck turtles'.
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What literary device is suggested by 'no love came to me'?
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What literary device is used in 'their heads like bookends pressing air together'?
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Identify the literary device in 'spun our propellers so fast our faces were blurs'.
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What literary device is demonstrated in 'blame that jacket for those bad years'?
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Identify the literary device in 'sad time for the heart'.
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What literary device is exemplified by 'Even my hands, those fleshy hammers'?
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What literary device is used in 'the tape peeled off like a scab'?
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Identify the literary device in 'vicious spelling test'.
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What literary device is demonstrated in 'slipped into my jacket, that green ugly brother'?
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What literary device is expressed by 'breathed over my shoulder that day ever since'?
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Study Notes
Figurative Language in "The Jacket" by Gary Soto
- Personification: "My clothes have failed me" suggests that clothes can let you down, attributing human characteristics to an inanimate object.
- Simile: "Bitter as a penny" compares bitterness to the unpleasant taste of a penny, using "as" to emphasize the feeling.
- Simile: "Danced like a champ" evokes an image of lively movement, comparing the action to a skilled dancer.
- Hyperbole: "Enough belts to hold down a small town" exaggerates the number of belts for dramatic effect, showcasing how significant the feeling of insecurity is.
- Simile: "Something like bikers wear" draws a comparison, suggesting a rough or tough appearance.
- Metaphor: "A jacket the color of day-old guacamole" implies that the jacket's color is undesirable, painting a vivid picture through comparison.
- Metaphor: "Peeked at the mustard-colored lining" hints at the jacket's insides in a way that evokes both color and context.
- Simile: "I stared at the jacket, like an enemy" illustrates a hostile or wary relationship with the jacket.
- Simile: "Thin as a young tree" compares the thinness of an object to a young tree, enhancing the visual image.
- Personification: "Sleeves climbed halfway to my elbow" attributes movement to the sleeves, creating a sense of active engagement.
- Simile: "I flapped the jacket like a bird's wings" conveys freedom or lightness through comparison.
- Simile: "Then looked over my shoulder as if someone had called me" implies a sense of anxiety or anticipation related to the jacket.
- Personification: "Mouth of an open garbage can" describes the jacket's appearance in a way that reinforces its undesirable traits.
- Hyperbole/Metaphor: "Frankie T., the playground terrorist" intensifies the characterization of Frankie, exaggerating his reputation.
- Allusion/Simile: "My arms feeling like Braille from goose bumps" evokes a sense of touch and vulnerability by comparing arms to Braille.
- Simile: "While my teeth chattered like a cup of crooked dice" vividly portrays the sound and discomfort of chattering teeth.
- Metaphor: "So I went, in my guacamole jacket" reinforces the symbolism of the jacket representing discomfort or embarrassment.
- Simile: "My forearms stuck out like neck turtles" provides an imaginative image of awkwardness.
- Personification: "No love came to me" suggests a longing for acceptance or warmth through human-like feelings attributed to love.
- Simile: "Their heads like bookends pressing air together" creatively compares heads to physical objects to suggest pressure or confinement.
- Hyperbole/Metaphor: "Spun our propellers so fast our faces were blurs" exaggerates action for emphasis on speed and excitement.
- Personification: "Blame that jacket for those bad years" puts responsibility for misfortune on the jacket, emphasizing its negative impact.
- Personification: "Sad time for the heart" transforms an emotional experience into a human-like quality.
- Metaphor: "Even my hands, those fleshy hammers" employs imagery that compares hands to tools, reflecting strength or clumsiness.
- Simile: "The tape peeled off like a scab" creates a vivid visual representation of how the tape comes off, evoking discomfort.
- Personification: "Vicious spelling test" attributes a negative, aggressive quality to a test, enhancing the anxiety surrounding it.
- Metaphor: "Slipped into my jacket, that green ugly brother" personifies the jacket as an unwanted sibling, highlighting feelings of inadequacy.
- Personification: "Breathed over my shoulder that day ever since" suggests an ongoing presence or memory associated with discomfort.
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Explore the use of figurative language in Gary Soto's short story 'The Jacket'. This quiz features flashcards that help you recognize and define various literary devices such as similes, personification, and hyperbole. Test your understanding of how these elements enhance the story's themes and imagery.
