Metaphors & Similes MAKEUP QUIZIZZ

Both similes and metaphors ________.

• use the words “like” and “as”

• are ways words can rhyme in a poem

• compare things

• make a story less vivid

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that ________.

• uses the words “like” or “as” but doesn’t compare things

• compares things without using the words “like” or “as”

• gives a nonhuman thing human traits

• uses a word that sounds like what it means

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A _________ is a figure of speech, using "like" or "as" to compare different things.

• metaphor

• tone

• hyperbole

• simile

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Which of the following sentences contains a simile?

• The thunder was loud.

• The thunder boomed and rumbled.

• The thunder growled, and the windows shook.

• The thunder growled like a group of grizzly bears.

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Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?

• The boy was upset at himself.

• The boy was a tornado of emotion.

• The boy said he’d die of shame.

• The boy did not like what he’d done.

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Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence:

The hug was like a soft blanket, wrapping Simone in warmth.

• simile

• metaphor

• both a simile and a metaphor

• There is no figure of speech in that sentence.

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Explain the meaning of the following sentence:

The hug was like a soft blanket, wrapping Simone in warmth.

• This means that Simone was actually wrapped in a blanket.

• This means that Simone had a fever.

• This means that the hug made Simone feel warm and cared for.

• This means that Simone doesn’t like to be hugged.

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Read the following sentence.

The parking lot was hot and empty.

Which of the following revisions uses a metaphor to make the sentence more vivid?

• It was 100 degrees in the parking lot.

• There had never been a hotter place than the parking lot.

• The parking lot was simply scorching.

• The parking lot was a desert.

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Explain the meaning of the following sentence:

Mikey waited in the cold until his fingers were icicles.

• This means that Mikey’s fingers became actual icicles.

• This means that Mikey waited for a very long time and got very cold.

• This means that Mikey is probably a snowman.

• This means that Mikey only waited for a minute or two.

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Read the following sentence.

The clouds were as gray and wrinkled as an elephant’s skin.

Which word in this sentence show us that it is a simile?

• The

• were

• as

• an

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