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Descriptive Word Choice in "Fish Cheeks"

Question 1 • GA-English Language Arts 8

Use the drop-down menus to decide which kind of descriptive language each passage from the essay uses. "The kitchen was littered with appalling mounds of raw food" "At the end of the meal, my father leaned back and belched loudly" "It was a miniskirt in beige tweed." "Tofu, which looked like stacked wedges of rubbery white sponges."

Answer
Selection 1:

precise language

Selection 2:

sensory detail

Selection 3:

precise language

Selection 4:

figurative language