Figurative Language

Choose the correct the correct language device for the following: She was as graceful as a swan.

• Metaphor

• Idiom

• Simile

• Descriptive language

Choose the correct language device for the following: The sun was a harsh spectator- unrelenting and brutal in it's silent vigil over the the travelling group.

• Metaphor

• Idiom

• Simile

• Descriptive language

Choose the correct language device for the following: The lights are on, but nobody is home.

• metaphor

• idiom

• simile

• descriptive language

Choose the correct language device: He was a bit of a larrikin, but he had a heart of gold.

• metaphor

• idiom

• simile

• descriptive language

Choose the right language feature for the following: the green hills were pristine, covered with verdant grass that glistened with morning dew.

• metaphor

• idiom

• simile

• descriptive language

Choose the correct language device for the following: The lightening boomed like voice of an angry god, threatening destruction to any in his path.

• metaphor

• idiom

• simile

• descriptive language

Which of these is a metaphor?

• She was a breath of fresh air.

• She was like a breath of fresh air.

• She was light and breezy.

• She was a refreshing in her was of thinking.