English I Final Spring

What is a metaphor? 

• Comparing two things by using one kind of object or using in place of another to suggest the likeness between them
• A figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as
• Naming a thing or an action by imitating the sound associated with it
• Big exaggeration, usually with humor

What is an example of a metaphor? 

• She is like a bear in the morning- grumpy and cruel. 
• The flower stretched her hand out to the sun, yearning for its' rays. 
• Her hair was silk. 
• Buzz, Hiss, Woof 

A simile... 

• Naming a thing or an action by imitating the sound associated with it
• Big exaggeration, usually with humor
• A figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as
• The repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables

 “I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse!” is an example of what figurative language device? 

• Hyperbole
• Personification 
• Simile 
• Metaphor 

"Silver bells!... How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle in the icy air of night." This sentence includes what figurative language device? 

• Metaphor 
• Simile 
• Hyperbole
• Onomatopoeia 

"She soothed her secret sorrow." Choose the best answer: What figurative language device is being used in this sentence? 

• Alliteration 
• Personification 
• Hyperbole 
• Metaphor 

"The tropical storm slept for days". This is an example of what figurative language device? 

• Personification 
• Simile 
• Alliteration 
• Hyperbole 

Imagery is the term given to a comparison beginning with "like" or "as

• True 
• False 

An example of a simile is: "I really do like ice cream" 

• True 
• False 

"The students were like ants crowded around the pizza box." 
This is an example of a simile.

• True 
• False