Figurative Language in My Side of the Mountain

Which figure of speech is used in the sentence: 'The wind whispered through the trees'?

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

• personification

What type of figurative language is used in the sentence: 'The fire crackled and danced'?

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

Which figure of speech is used in the sentence: 'The river ran swiftly, like a wild horse'?

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

What type of figurative language is used in the sentence: 'The leaves whispered secrets to each other'?

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

What is the effect of using figurative language in chapters 5 and 6 of My Side of the Mountain?

• To create a sense of boredom and monotony for the reader.

• To provide factual information and avoid any imaginative elements.

• To confuse the reader and make the story more difficult to understand.

• To enhance the reader's understanding and create vivid imagery.

" I was busy keeping the flames low, so they would not leap up and burn the fish" What does it mean? What figurative language is it?

• personification

  it means it Sam does not want the sparks to leap

• hyperbole

  it means it Sam does not want the sparks to leap

• simile

  it means it Sam does not want the sparks to leap

• personification it means that the flames will grow legs and leap over the fish

" I thought about New York and the noise and the lights and how the snowstorm always seemed very friendly there." what does that mean?

• The snowstorm is not as scary as it is now sitting in the remote woods by himself.

• The snowstorm is not as strong in the city than in the woods.

• The snowstorm in NY is kinder than in the woods.

• Sam was feeling sick

Which figure of speech is used in the sentence: 'The mountain stood guard over the valley'?

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

Which sentence contains a metaphor?

• The snow was as white as a sheet.

• The wind howled in the night.

• The fire crackled and danced.

• The forest was a green ocean.

Which figure of speech is used in the sentence: 'The clouds marched across the sky'?

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• simile

• personification