Night Chapter 6 Figurative Language

What is a simile?

• A figure of speech that describes an action using 'like' or 'as'.

• A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'and' or 'but'.

• A figure of speech that compares two similar things using 'like' or 'as'.

• A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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Which of the following is an example of a simile? a) Her eyes were like diamonds. b) The wind whispered through the trees. c) The sun is a golden ball in the sky.

• a

• c

• b

• d

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What is a metaphor?

• A metaphor is a type of poem.

• A metaphor is a mathematical equation.

• A metaphor is a form of visual art.

• A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two different things by saying one thing is another thing.

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Which of the following is an example of a metaphor? a) The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky. b) The moon is a silver coin. c) The waves crashed angrily against the shore.

• b. The room was an open tomb.

• d. The rain fell like tears from the sky.

• c. The wind whispered through the trees.

• a. The sun is shining brightly.

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What is personification?

• Assigning emotions to inanimate objects

• Attributing human qualities to non-human entities or objects.

• Describing a person's appearance

• Giving human characteristics to animals

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True or False: Similes and metaphors are both types of figurative language.

• False

• Similes are a type of figurative language but metaphors are not

• Similes and metaphors are both types of literal language

• True

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True or False: Personification gives human qualities to non-human things.

• Personification gives non-human qualities to human things.

• Personification gives animal qualities to non-human things.

• Personification gives human qualities to non-human things.

• Personification gives inanimate qualities to non-human things.

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Fill in the blank: Similes use the words 'like' or 'as' to make comparisons, while metaphors make direct comparisons without using these words.

• Similes use 'as' or 'like', while metaphors do not.

• Similes use 'like' or 'as', while metaphors do not.

• Similes use 'as' or 'like', while metaphors use these words.

• Similes use 'like' or 'as', while metaphors use different words.

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Fill in the blank: Personification is often used to make inanimate objects or animals seem more ________.

• alive

• animated

• human-like

• vibrant

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