The One and Only Ivan Figurative Language

Which type of figurative language is used in the sentence below?

"A memory flashes from the past, surprising me."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Which type of figurative language is used in the sentence below?

"Humans chatter like chimps even when they have nothing to say."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

Which type of figurative language is used in the sentence below?

"Gorillas are as patient as stones."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

Which type of figurative language is used in the sentence below?

"I wear a snowy saddle of fur, the uniform of a silverback."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which type of figurative language is used in the sentence below?

"Beyond the [parking] lot is a freeway where cars stampede without end."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Which type of figurative language is used in the sentence below?

A giant sign at the freeway's edge beckons them to stop and rest.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Which type of figurative language is used in the sentence below?

The seal's voice was like the throaty bark of a dog chained outside on a cold night.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Which type of figurative language is used in the sentence below?

Circuses have grumbling lions with gleaming teeth.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which type of figurative language is used in the sentence below?

The wall of glass says you are this and we are that and that is how it will always be.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Which type of figurative language is used in the sentence below?

"Stella is a mountain. Next to her I am a rock, and Bob is a grain of sand."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5