The Riddle of the Sunstone - Figurative Language in literary texts (Grade 6)

This is the correct answer. A metaphor compares two unlike things. Comparing the forest to an ocean suggests it is vast and covered in green, similar to how an ocean is vast and covered in water.

The simile compares Victor's voice to a sharp, broken twig. This suggests his tone was not pleasant, but rather harsh and irritable, reflecting his impatience.

This is a metaphor. It directly compares the sound and feeling of Victor's voice to a deflating balloon to show his disappointment, without using 'like' or 'as'.

Desmond directly explains the metaphor to Victor. He says, 'A giant with a ‘crown of green’ isn’t a rock. It’s a metaphor for the oldest, tallest tree.'

The items in 'Represents Wisdom' all relate to Desmond's patient and thoughtful approach to solving the riddle. The items in 'Represents Ignorance' relate to Victor's impatient, literal-minded, and greedy approach.

The passage states directly what Desmond found: 'His fingers closed around something smooth and surprisingly warm... It was a simple, round river stone...'

Option 0 gives the wind a human action (whispering), which is personification. Option 1 directly compares doubt to a vine without using 'like' or 'as', which is a metaphor. Options 2 and 3 both use the word 'like' to make a comparison, which makes them similes.