STAAR Reading Practice

He was a tornado, blasting his way through the opposing team.

• similie

• personification

• metaphor

• none of the above

" The baby's skin was like a rose petal.". What does this simile say to you?

• The baby's skin is very soft and delicate

• The baby's skin is rough.

• The baby's skin is dry

• The baby's skin is sticky.

" The shattered water made a misty din.

Great waves looked over others coming in.

This figurative language in the lines of this poem is_______.

• Personification

• Internal Rhyme

• Rhyme Scheme

• Both a and c

" The stars were like diamonds," is an example of which figurative language?

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

• none of the above

An expression that makes an imaginative comparison between two different things, without using the words such as " like" or "as".

• simile

• limerick

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

A group of consecutive lines in a poem that forms a single unit:

• sonnet

• couplet

• stanza

• narrative poem

Hyperbole is an exaggeration often used for emphasis:

• True

• False

Fill in the blank with the word that makes the sentence below an example of personification.

The sun _________ down on the Earth

• smiled

• beamed

• shone

• hovered

Which is an example of figurative language?

• Her hair is dark brown.

• His feet were as big as a house.

• I drove to the mall with my mom.

• She was tired after staying up late.

Identify the type of figurative language used in the sentence below.

Karima played her music so loud that Ms.Lamb's ears fell off.

• hyperbole

• personification

• simile

• metaphor