Name That Figure of Speech
This figure of speech stands for something. Is it symbol, metaphor, personification, or simile?
Symbol
I am a poem with a shape that suggests the subject. What kind of poem am I, narrative, concrete, limerick, or haiku?
Concrete
Which is the best conjunction to join these two sentences together?
Ben was late for class. He had to hurry.
For, And, But, So
So
In the following sentence, identify the adverb.
Joseph went to school early to do make-up work with his teacher.
Early
This figurative language is where a nonhuman subject possesses human characteristics. Is it symbol, metaphor, personification, or simile?
Personification
I am a poem that is short. I don't rhyme. What kind of poem am I, narrative, concrete, limerick, or haiku?
Haiku
Which is the most appropriate coordinating conjunction to connect the following sentences?
We can go to the dance together. You can go with someone else.
Yet, Or, Nor, And
Or
In the following sentence, identify the adjective.
The dry creek bed was filled with trash.
Dry
Figure of speech that uses "like" or "as" to make a comparison between two unlike ideas. Is it symbol,metaphor, personification, or simile?
Simile
I am a poem that is told in verse. What kind of poem am I, narrative, concrete, limerick, or haiku?
Narrative
Which is the best conjunction to join these two sentences together?
I need to buy bananas. I need to buy apples.
For, And,But, So
And
In the following sentence, identify the adverb.
The mother gently sang to the baby.
gently
Figure of speech where something is described as though it were something else. Is it symbol, metaphor, personification, or simile?
Metaphor
I am a poem that is humorous. I am rhyming. What kind of poem am I, narrative, concrete, limerick, or haiku?
Limerick
Which is the best conjunction to join these two sentences together?
I want to play in the park. It is raining though.
But
Wow, this spaghetti is yummy!!
Yummy