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Figurative Language Simile: compares two things using like or as Ex: The sun was like a ball of fire in the sky. Metaphor: compares two things without using like or as Ex: The horses’ hoof beats were thunder as it ran through the canyon. Click to continue
Figurative Language Personification: gives human qualities to something that’s not human Ex: The leaves danced in the breeze. Alliteration: repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words Ex: While I nodded nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping. Click to continue
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1. I waddle when I walk. A. SimileSimile B. MetaphorMetaphor C. PersonificationPersonification D. AlliterationAlliteration
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2. My little brother is a pain in the butt. A. SimileSimile B. MetaphorMetaphor C. PersonificationPersonification D. AlliterationAlliteration
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3. The kettle hissed as it heated on the stove. A. SimileSimile B. MetaphorMetaphor C. PersonificationPersonification D. AlliterationAlliteration
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4. Her feelings are as fragile as a teacup. A. SimileSimile B. MetaphorMetaphor C. PersonificationPersonification D. AlliterationAlliteration
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5.Lee was so scared being alone in the house that he turned as white as a ghost when he heard the noise. A. SimileSimile B. MetaphorMetaphor C. PersonificationPersonification D. AlliterationAlliteration
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6. The clouds wept large tears during the storm. A. SimileSimile B. MetaphorMetaphor C. PersonificationPersonification D. AlliterationAlliteration
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7. I work so hard during the year that I am a couch potato during vacation. A. SimileSimile B. MetaphorMetaphor C. PersonificationPersonification D. AlliterationAlliteration
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8. From space, the Earth looks like a blue and white marble. A. SimileSimile B. MetaphorMetaphor C. PersonificationPersonification D. AlliterationAlliteration
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9. Our new stylist is a magician with hair. A. SimileSimile B. MetaphorMetaphor C. PersonificationPersonification D. AlliterationAlliteration
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10. “…give the buried flower a dream; make the settled snowbank steam.” A. SimileSimile B. MetaphorMetaphor C. PersonificationPersonification D. AlliterationAlliteration
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11. Horns honked angrily as drivers became more impatient. A. SimileSimile B. MetaphorMetaphor C. PersonificationPersonification D. AlliterationAlliteration
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12. The forest was as quiet as a falling leaf. A. SimileSimile B. MetaphorMetaphor C. PersonificationPersonification D. AlliterationAlliteration
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13. The birds shivered when the icy wind blew. A. SimileSimile B. MetaphorMetaphor C. PersonificationPersonification D. AlliterationAlliteration
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14. The full moon is a bright coin in the night sky. A. SimileSimile B. MetaphorMetaphor C. PersonificationPersonification D. AlliterationAlliteration
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15. A bright star winked at me from the night sky. A. SimileSimile B. MetaphorMetaphor C. PersonificationPersonification D. AlliterationAlliteration
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16. The giant’s steps were thunder as he ran toward Jack. A. SimileSimile B. MetaphorMetaphor C. PersonificationPersonification D. AlliterationAlliteration
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17. The first-place trophy proudly stood on the shelf in Charlie’s room. A. SimileSimile B. MetaphorMetaphor C. PersonificationPersonification D. AlliterationAlliteration
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18. Humidity breathed in the girl’s face and ran its greasy fingers through her hair. A. SimileSimile B. MetaphorMetaphor C. PersonificationPersonification D. AlliterationAlliteration
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19. Halloween haunters hang around our house. A. SimileSimile B. MetaphorMetaphor C. PersonificationPersonification D. AlliterationAlliteration
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20. The kids were fish in the water since they grew up living by the lake. A. SimileSimile B. MetaphorMetaphor C. PersonificationPersonification D. AlliterationAlliteration
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