Simile
What is a simile?
A. giving inanimate objects human attributes
B. compares two or more things using like or as.
C. compares two or more things without using like or as.
D. exaggerated statements or claims
E. a word that sounds like the noise it describes
B. A simile compares two or more things using like or as.
What is a metaphor?
A. giving inanimate objects human attributes
B. compares two or more things using like or as.
C. compares two or more things without using like or as.
D. exaggerated statements or claims
E. a word that sounds like the noise it describes
C. A metaphor compares two or more things without using like or as.
What is personification?
A. giving inanimate objects human attributes
B. compares two or more things using like or as.
C. compares two or more things without using like or as.
D. exaggerated statements or claims
E. a word that sounds like the noise it describes
A. Personification is giving inanimate or non-living objects human attributes
What is Onomatopoeia?
A. giving inanimate objects human attributes
B. compares two or more things using like or as.
C. compares two or more things without using like or as.
D. exaggerated statements or claims
E. a word that sounds like the noise it describes
E. a word that sounds like the noise it describes
True or False?
A simile can compare two things without using like or as.
False.
A simile compares two things using like or as. Always.
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True or False?
A metaphor can compare two or more things with like or as.
False.
A metaphor cannot compare two things using like or as. (That's a simile.)
True or False?
Personification can be used to describe people.
False.
The person already has human attributes, so it's not personification.
True or False?
The word "ping" is an example of onomatopoeia.
True
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Which of these is a simile?
A. As light as a feather
B. As sweet as sugar
C. As white as a ghost
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
Which of these is a metaphor?
A. My teacher was a dragon.
B. He was a pig at dinner.
C. Her angry words were bullets to him.
D. All of the above
D. All of the above.
Which of these is personification?
A. Lightning danced across the sky
B. Your neck is as long as a giraffe's
C. You are as slow as a snail
A
Find the onomatopoeia in this sentence:
"The ringing of the bell made me turn to look at the clock."
ringing
Which of these is a simile?
A. He is as strong as an ox.
B. The wind howled in the night.
C. The thunder was a mighty lion.
A
It is comparing two things using like or as.
Which of these is a metaphor?
A. He is as blind as a bat.
B. His heart is ice.
C. He is as cold as ice.
B
It is comparing two things without using like or as.
Is this personification? (Yes/No)
My alarm clock yells at me every morning.
Yes, because it is giving a human attribute to the alarm clock.
Is "sparkle" an onomatopoeia? (Yes/No)
No, "sparkle" is not a sound, so it cannot be an onomatopoeia.
Is this a simile? (Yes/No)
"Snow is a white blanket."
No, it is a metaphor because it is comparing two things without using like or as.
Is this phrase a Metaphor? (Yes/No)
Watching the snail race was like watching grass grow.
No, because it is comparing two things using like or as.
Is this personification? (Yes/No)
The avalanche devoured anything standing in its way.
Yes, because it is giving human attributes to the avalanche.
Which are onomatopoeias?
A. Vroom
B. Hiss
C. Tweet
D. All of the above
D. All of the above