Figurative Language: Pre-Assessment

Front

Traffic crawled along the congested highway.

Back

Personification

Front

The house was small.

Back

Literal

Front

FBI is a fortress of secrecy.

Back

Metaphor

Front

Dream deferred dries up like a raisin in the sun.

Back

Simile

Front

All the world’s a stage; men and women are players with exits and entrances.

Back

Metaphor

Front

Alarm clock sprang to life at 6:30 a.m.

Back

Personification

Front

Butterfly life cycle: egg, larva, pupa, adult.

Back

Literal

Front

Mr. Jones keeps calling my name. I don't know the answers.

Back

Literal

Front

Big round stomach like a polar bear.

Back

Simile

Front

Pigeons rose as if in a tornado.

Back

Simile