Figurative Language

Read the poem and answer the following questions.

Blow, blow, thou winter wind,

Thou art not so unkind

As man’s ingratitude;

Thy tooth is not so keen,

Because thou are not seen,

Although thy breath be rude.

 

-from: Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind” 

by William Shakespeare 

What figure of speech is used in the stanza?

• Alliteration

• Apostrophe

• Metaphor

• Synecdoche

How is personification made in the poem?

Blow, blow, thou winter wind,

Thou art not so unkind

As man’s ingratitude;

Thy tooth is not so keen,

Because thou are not seen,

Although thy breath be rude.

 

-from: Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind” 

by William Shakespeare 

• by giving the wind hands and feet

• by giving the wind the power to blow strongly

• by personifying the wind as if it was a grateful man

• by addressing the wind as if it was a person who could show kindness

Which of the following sentences has a literal meaning?

• The wind blows hard.

• The wind's tooth is not so keen.

• The wind is not so unkind as man's ingratitude.

• Oh wind, you are not seen but your breath is so rude.

Jennifer likes to bake cakes for her son. This is an example of simile.

• True

• False

• Neither true and false

• Both are correct.

The rancher boasted about how many heads of cattle he owned. This statement is an example of what figurative language.

• simile

• personification

• synecdoche

• hyperbole

The pen is mightier than the sword. What figure of speech is being used?

• hyperbole

• personification

• assonance

• metonymy

The flowers bowed to the orphan as she passed.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• apostrophe

O, Wind, if Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• apostrophe

The soldiers are as brave as lions. This is an example of_________.

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

If Tom had only a brain, he would stop drinking battery acid on a dare.” In the sentence, “brain” refers to _____.