Figurative Language Review

Simile or Metaphor?

The house is as clean as a whistle.

• simile

• metaphor

Simile or metaphor?

My brother was boiling mad.

• simile

• metaphor

Simile or metaphor?

The assignment was a breeze.

• simile

• metaphor

Simile or metaphor?

She is as thin as a toothpick.

• simile

• metaphor

Simile or metaphor?

That girl is as tough as nails.

• simile

• metaphor

Which sentence contains a simile?

• Being with my students was pure heaven.

• You behaved like absolute angels.

Which sentence contains a metaphor?

• You behaved like absolute angels.

• Being with my students was pure heaven.

Does the following sentence contain a metaphor or a smile: Staying inside all day was like bring in prison.

• Simile

• Metaphor

Does the following sentence contain a metaphor or a smile: Life is a stage, and we are all actors.

• Simile

• Metaphor

What is personification?

• giving an inanimate object human-like characteristics.

• a way to describe people

• exaggeration to make a point

• when a person is pretending