Figurative Language Quiz

The kites danced in the wind.

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Personification
• Hyperbole

"My knees were jelly."

• Personification
• Simile
• Hyperbole
• Metaphor

What did Percy most likely mean in this quote? "My knees were jelly."

• He was so excited that he began transforming.
• His knees were damaged from the minotaur's attack.
• He no longer had control of his own body.
• He was so scared or upset that his knees became wobbly.

"Mrs. Dodds' eyes began to glow like barbecue coals."

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Personification
• Hyperbole

What did Percy most likely mean in this quote? "Mrs. Dodds' eyes began to glow like barbecue coals."

• Mrs. Dodds was about to explode.
• Mrs. Dodds was a human on fire.
• Mrs. Dodds was very angry and beginning to change into her true form.
• Mrs. Dodds was a snake.

The strawberry cake whispered my name when I walked by.

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Personification
• Hyperbole

"My shield was the size of an NBA backboard, with a big caduceus in the middle. It weighed about a million pounds."

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Personification
• Hyperbole

What did Percy most likely mean in this quote? "My shield was the size of an NBA backboard, with a big caduceus in the middle. It weighed about a million pounds."

• He wanted to be a basketball player.
• His shield was made from an NBA backboard.
• He wanted Grover's shield instead.
• His shield was huge and heavy.

"Mrs. Dodds was a sandcastle in a power fan."

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Personification
• Hyperbole

What did Percy most likely mean in this quote? "Mrs. Dodds was a sandcastle in a power fan."

• Mrs. Dodds was running really fast.
• Mrs. Dodds turned into sand.
• Mrs. Dodds was transformed into a powdery substance that blew away.
• Mrs. Dodds was an ugly monster.