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Simile, Metaphor, and Imagery

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Cossack was the cat; he was the mouse.

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

imagery

2.

. . . the jungle weeds were crushed down and the moss was lacerated; one patch of weeds was stained crimson. . .

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

imagery

d)

personification

3.

night crawled by like a wounded snake.

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

foreshadowing

d)

irony

4.

Rainsford stood blinking in the river of glaring gold light.

a)

simile

b)

personification

c)

allusion

d)

metaphor

5.

A comparison of two seemingly unlike things using "like" or "as"

a)

alliteration

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

personification

6.

Descriptive words that appeal to the senses

a)

hyperbole

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

metaphor

d)

imagery

7.

A comparison of two seemingly unlike things

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

8.

The air is like a butterfly

a)

methaphor

b)

simile

c)

repetition

d)

onomatopoeia

9.

Danny's room is a pig-sty.

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

10.

"Blazing in gold and quenching in purple,"

a)

metaphor

b)

consonance

c)

imagery

d)

personification

11.

Which of the following sentences contains a simile?

a)

The stars were diamonds in the sky.

b)

Her smile was as bright as the sun.

c)

The wind whispered through the trees.

d)

Time is a thief.

12.

Identify the metaphor in the following sentence: 'The world is a stage, and we are merely players.'

a)

The world is a stage

b)

We are merely players

c)

The world

d)

A stage

13.

What literary device is used in the sentence: 'The thunder roared angrily in the night'?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Imagery

d)

Personification

14.

Which sentence best illustrates imagery?

a)

The cake was as sweet as honey.

b)

The leaves danced in the wind.

c)

The room was filled with the aroma of fresh coffee.

d)

He ran like the wind.

15.

What is the primary difference between a simile and a metaphor?

a)

A simile uses 'like' or 'as' to compare, while a metaphor does not.

b)

A metaphor uses 'like' or 'as' to compare, while a simile does not.

c)

A simile is more descriptive than a metaphor.

d)

A metaphor is more descriptive than a simile.