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The train was an very angry animal roaring down the tracks
What is metaphor
The flood waters swallowed the trees in one gulp. Which word identifies the human quality given to the nonhuman subject?
Swallowed
Mary frowned and said ,"I believe that taking drugs is like playing with fire. " Playing with fire is compared to .
Taking drugs
The moonless night was black as black velvet
What is simile
As it caromed off the front of the rim, the basketball laughed at me. Which word identifies the nonhuman subject?
Basketball
I walked along the beach and listened to the ocean. My sadness was as unending as the waves. Waves are compared to.
sadness
The hungry waves grabbed our sand castle and pulled it into the foamy sea.
What is personification
The weight of the machinery caused the floor to cry out for help. Which word identifies the nonhuman subject?
Floor
Don't tell mother that her cookies taste like lumps of sand. Cookies are compared to .
Lumps of sand
Computers are the vehicles of tomorrow
What is metaphor
Rows of corn stood at attention in the stifling heat of late August. Which word identifies the nonhuman subject?
Corn
Sandy was such a mule, because we couldn't get her to change her mind. Mule is compared to .
Sandy
His pen flew across the page frantically, trying to catch up to what the teacher was saying
What is personification
For several days, jealousy gnawed at Lorenzo's stomach. Which word identifies the human quality given to the nonhuman subject?
Jealousy
We would have had more pizza to eat if Tommy hadn't been such a hog. Hog is compared too .
Tommy