Poetry Quiz Review

What's the meaning of this personification?
"The camera loves me!"

• Photography is one of my hobbies.
• I own an expensive camera.
• Photos of me are always really good. 
• I like to visit art museums.

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The car is a dinosaur so we better buy a new one.

• The car is very old.
• The car was truly made in prehistoric times.
• The car is very new.

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What's the meaning of this metaphor?
"After all the fans left the stadium, the bleachers were a disaster area."

• Trash and leftover food and drinks littered the ground.
• Lots of caution tape was used to block off sections.
• Reporters were everywhere trying to catch a story.
• After the game, a tornado hit.

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Carla put her foot in her mouth really means...

• Carla takes yoga classes.
• She said something embarrassing.
• Carla ate a snack.

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Which is an example of a simile?

• His room was a hurricane of a mess.
• His room looked as if a hurricane came  through.
• A hurricane! AHHH!
• The hurricane screamed through the town. 

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What is a metaphor?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"
• A comparison without using "like" or "as"
• A figure of speech in which the word imitates it's meaning.
• An extreme exaggeration

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Which of the following in an example of onomatopoeia?

• Boom!
• No!
• Yes!
• Go!

Identify the following figurative language: "The ice cream was as cold as the Arctic." 

• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole

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Identify the following figurative language: "Our dog was a speed skater on the frozen pond."

• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole

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Identify the following figurative language: "I was so hungry I could have eaten an elephant." 

• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole

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