DoL_11.16.23

Similes and metaphors are types of figurative language that show comparison using like or as.

• True

• False

Read the sentence

"I tapped, tapped, tapped my heart out like a woodpecker on a tree;"

What is the most likely reason the author included this figurative language?

•  To explain that the narrator was dancing near some trees

•  To show that the narrator felt nervous while dancing

•  To emphasize how loudly the narrator was tapping

•  To help visualize the narrator dancing with energy and passion

Read the sentence

"I remember shaking like a leaf in the wind."

What is the most likely reason the author included this simile?

•  To help the reader imagine how nervous the narrator felt backstage.

•  To explain that there was a strong wind backstage that night.

•  To show that the narrator was standing near some trees.

•  To emphasize how cold the narrator felt before going on stage.

In the last sentence the narrators “legs were jelly after the performance” suggests that they —

•  ate some jelly beans after the show.

•  felt shaky and exhausted after dancing.

•  got jelly on their legs backstage.

•  wore jelly bracelets during the performance.