The Lightning Thief - Figurative Language Quiz

"A wave roared in my ears." This is an example of:

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

"Her eyes began to glow like barbecue coals." This is an example of:

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

"My knees were jelly." This is an example of:

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

"Mrs. Dodds was a sand castle in a power fan." This is an example of:

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

"Words had started swimming off the page, circling my head, the letters doing one-eighties as if they were riding skateboards." This is an example of:

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

"I paced the room, feeling like ants were crawling around inside my shirt." This is an example of:

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

"A shadow slid across the lighted glass of Brunner’s office door, the shadow of something much taller than my wheelchair-bound teacher, holding something that looked suspiciously like an archer’s bow." This is an example of:

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

"Across the road, the old ladies were still watching me. The middle one cut the yarn and I swear I could hear the snip across four lanes of traffic." This is an example of:

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

"A sudden chill rolled through me. I felt like someone-something-was looking for me right now, maybe pounding its way up the stairs, growing long, horrible talons." This is an example of:

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

"I heard my mom’s voice and my fears melted." This is an example of:

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3