Similes and metaphors

Questions

1. Which sentence contains a simile?

   • She was a quiet mouse.
   • She was as quiet as a mouse.
   • The mouse was very quiet.
   • The quiet room felt empty.
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   She was as quiet as a mouse.

2. Which word often shows that a comparison is a simile?

   • because
   • but
   • like
   • while
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   like

3. Complete the simile: The baby's cheeks were as soft as ___.

   • a brick
   • a feather
   • a hammer
   • sandpaper
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   a feather

4. "The runner was as fast as lightning." What is compared?

   • Lightning and thunder
   • The runner and lightning
   • The runner and the crowd
   • The runner and the race
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   The runner and lightning

5. Which is a simile?

   • The snow fell yesterday.
   • The snow sparkled like diamonds.
   • The snow was a white blanket.
   • The snow whispered to the trees.
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   The snow sparkled like diamonds.

6. Which sentence is a metaphor?

   • The classroom was a zoo.
   • The classroom was as noisy as a zoo.
   • The classroom was like a zoo.
   • The classroom was very noisy.
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   The classroom was a zoo.

7. "Time is a thief." What does this metaphor suggest?

   • Time is a real person
   • Time is against the law
   • Time moves very slowly
   • Time takes things away from us
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   Time takes things away from us

8. "His words were a knife." What does this metaphor mean?

   • His words hurt
   • His words were about cooking
   • His words were sharp metal
   • His words were very quiet
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   His words hurt

9. Which sentence uses personification?

   • The wind blew at noon.
   • The wind was like a giant's breath.
   • The wind was very strong.
   • The wind whispered through the trees.
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   The wind whispered through the trees.

10. "The old car coughed and groaned up the hill." What is being personified?

    • The car
    • The driver
    • The hill
    • The road
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    The car

11. A simile compares two things using "like" or "as". (True or false?)

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    True

12. "My brother is a night owl" is a simile. (True or false?)

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    False

13. "The flowers danced in the breeze" is an example of personification. (True or false?)

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    True

14. What figure of speech is this: "Her smile was as bright as the sun"? (Answer out loud)

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    A simile

15. What figure of speech gives human actions to an object, like "the sun smiled"? (Answer out loud)

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    Personification

16. Turn this simile into a metaphor: "He is as brave as a lion." (Answer out loud)

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    He is a lion. (or: He is a brave lion.)

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