Esperanza Rising Figurative Language

What example of Figurative Language is this quote: “She felt as if she were in someone else’s body…”

• Personification

• Idiom

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

Answer explanation

A metaphor says two things are alike without using the words "like" or "as."

What example of Figurative Language is this quote: “…the burnt out vines rolling in parallel lines…it looked as if someone had taken a giant comb, dipped it in paint, and gently swirled it across a huge canvas.”

• Simile

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

Answer explanation

A simile says two things are alike by using the words "like" or "as."

What example of Figurative Language is this quote: “Her bruises had been to her pride.”

• Idiom

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Answer explanation

Personification is giving something qualities that it does not have or making it seem human.

What example of Figurative Language is this quote:

“…droopy mustache made him look like a forlorn puppy.”

• Simile

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

Answer explanation

A simile says two things are alike by using the words "like" or "as."

What example of Figurative Language is this quote:

“I hope you will not wear black all year!”

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

• Personification

Answer explanation

Hyperbole uses exaggeration.

What example of Figurative Language is this quote:

“He wouldn’t be grinning like a proud rooster then.”

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

Answer explanation

A metaphor says two things are alike without using the words "like" or "as."

What example of Figurative Language is this quote:

“Esperanza could tell that Mama was uneasy with their constant presence.”

• hyperbole

• onomateopia

• idiom

• sensory language

What example of Figurative Language is this quote:

“Tio Luis could not contain his grin.”

• idiom

• onomateopia

• simile

• metaphor

What example of Figurative Language is this quote:

“I hope you will not wear black all year!”

• metaphor

• alliteration

• idiom

• hyperbole

What example of Figurative Language is this quote: "The mountains were like giant guardians watching over the valley."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole