The Giver Figurative Language

In "The Giver," the phrase "the memories were like a river" is an example of which figurative language?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What type of figurative language is used when Jonas describes the memory of music as "a rainbow of sound"?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Imagery

• Personification

In "The Giver," the phrase "the air was alive with energy" is an example of which figurative language?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What type of figurative language is used when Jonas describes the memory of snow as "cold and wet and slippery"?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Imagery

• Personification

What type of figurative language is used in the description of the community as "colourless"?

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The phrase "the Giver's voice was a whisper" is an example of which figurative language?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which figurative language is used when the Giver says, "Memories are forever"?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What type of figurative language is used in the description of the sled as "a friend"?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The phrase "the community was a machine" is an example of which figurative language?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which figurative language is used when Jonas feels "the warmth of love"?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Imagery

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3