Unit 2 Review # 2 (42)

What is the definition of a metaphor?

• figurative language that compares two unlike things directly

• figurative language that exaggerates or overstates for effect

• figurative language that compares two unlike things by using “like” or “as”

• figurative language that lends human qualities to animals, objects, or ideas

A simile is a type of figurative language that

• compares two things using “like” or “as.”

• says how two unlike things are directly related.

• compares two things without using “like” or “as.”

• says one thing is another to show a comparison.

The difference between a metaphor and a simile is that a simile

• uses “like” or “as.”

• compares two things.

• exaggerates things for effect.

• uses phrases specific to a region.

Which sentence contains a metaphor?

• We saw a spider the size of car while we were walking.

• Grandma said that life is a roller coaster with lots of loops and dips.

• I tried to listen to that band, but its music just rubs me the wrong way.

• The tree leaned over the house like an umbrella shading it from the sun.

Read the sentence.

I tried to finish the meal, but the burned meat was as tough as leather, and I began to wonder whether I was eating someone’s old sneakers.

Which type of figurative language does the sentence contain?

• idiom

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

Read the passage.

Its rusted gate hung crookedly. Its broken windows let in the bugs. And its faded paint had peeled off in strips. Obviously, the building had been there since the dinosaur era.

Which phrase from the passage uses hyperbole?

• rusted gate hung crookedly

• broken windows let in the bugs

• faded paint had peeled off in strips

• been there since the dinosaur era

Read the sentences.

The siblings were like cats and dogs when left alone together. As a result, the babysitter was careful to keep them separated as much as possible.

The author most likely uses the simile to emphasize that

• the siblings were unusually hairy.

• the siblings did not get along well.

• the babysitter was not fond of animals.

• the babysitter was actually taking care of animals.

Read the sentence.

After the first interview, the reporter realized that the story was the tip of the iceberg, and she would have to do much more investigating.

The figurative language suggests that the story was

• bigger than expected.

• colder than expected.

• more slippery than expected.

• more dangerous than expected.

To better understand figurative language, a reader should look for

• context clues.

• idioms.

• metaphors.

• unlike things.

A context clue is text around figurative language that

• clarifies it.

• exaggerates it.

• adds human qualities to it.

• compares it to something else.