Jumpstart 8th grade #2

Which is an example of a simile?

• His room was a hurricane of a mess.

• His room looked as if a hurricane came through.

• A hurricane! AHHH!

• The hurricane screamed through the town.

What is the definition of a metaphor?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• A comparison without using "like" or "as"

• Giving an animal or object humanlike traits

• An extreme exaggeration

What is the definition of hyperbole?

• comparing two things without using "like" or "as"

• giving an animal or object humanlike traits

• An extreme exaggeration

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

"The clock on the wall laughed at me as I tried to finish my test before class ended." This is an example of _________.

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

What is the definition of a personification?

• comparing two things using "like" or "as"

• Giving human characteristics to non-human things

• a figurative meaning rather than a literal meaning

• An exaggeration

Her long hair is an ocean of waves. This is an example of _________.

• personification

• simile

• hyperbole

• metaphor

"The wind stood up and gave a shout." This is an example of _________.

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

• hyperbole

"The air is like a butterfly." This is an example of _________.

• methaphor

• simile

• idiom

• hyperbole

"The flames ate hungrily at the burning houses." This is an example of _________.

• idiom

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

"Time flies by!" This is an example of _________.

• idiom

• simile

• hyperbole

• metaphor