Elements of Poetry

Front

What are the two things being compared in the sentence:
I am as hungry as a bear recently awakened from hibernation?

Back

"I" and "a hungry bear awakened from hibernation"

Front

"as hungry as a bear recently awakened from hibernation"

Back

Someone is really hungry

Front

What two things are being compared in the following metaphor?
Her diary was her best friend, guarding her secrets quietly.
Options: "best friend" and "secrets", "diary" and "secrets", "Diary" and "her best friend", "her" and "diary"

Back

"Diary" and "her best friend"

Front

What is the meaning of the metaphor: "Her diary was her best friend, guarding all of her secrets."?

Back

Her secrets are safe because they are written in her diary, which could not talk.

Front

Simile or Metaphor?
This house is as clean as a whistle.

Back

simile

Front

Simile or Metaphor? My brother was boiling mad.

Back

metaphor

Front

Simile or Metaphor? The assignment was a breeze. Options: simile, metaphor

Back

metaphor

Front

Simile or Metaphor?
She is as thin as a toothpick.

Back

simile

Front

The baby girl’s smile was the sun on dark days. What does the metaphor mean?

Back

The baby girl's smile made other people happy.

Front

She ran like the wind across the field.

Back

She ran fast.