FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

​FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

Multiple Choice

"Katie is as smart as a whip."

Is this a simile or metaphor?

• Simile

• Metaphor

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“Bart is a genius”

Is this a simile or a metaphor?

• Simile

• Metaphor

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“Kimberly can kick the soccer ball like a champion.”

• Metaphor

• Simile

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“When playing games, Bob is as funny as a barrel of monkeys.” 

What does the simile in this sentence reveal?

• A. Bob likes monkeys.

• B. Bob doesn’t like games.

• C. Bob is a funny person.

Multiple Choice

“My mother thinks laughter is the best medicine.” 

What does the metaphor in this sentence reveal?

• Mother thinks a lot.

• Laughter makes you feel better.

• Taking medicine is important.

Multiple Choice

--Personification is when something non-human is given human traits.

Which of these uses personification?

• Lightning is very dangerous.

• Lightning danced across the sky.

• Lightning occurs during the summer months.

Multiple Choice

Which of these uses personification?

• The car complained as I started it up.

• The car is loud because the muffler is broken.

• The car is faster than the speed of light. 

Multiple Choice

“My alarm clock yells at me to get out of bed every morning.”

Which words signal personification?

• My alarm clock

• alarm clock yells

• get out of bed

Multiple Choice

“The door protested as it opened slowly.” 

What does the personification in this sentence reveal? 

• The door slammed shut.

• The door hinges are squeaky.

• he door has never been opened before.

Multiple Choice

“The approaching car's headlights winked at me.”

Which word in this sentence signals personification? 

• approaching

• headlights

• winked

• car's