Figurative Language "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi"

Which line in this passage is not a simile?

He was a mongoose, rather like a little cat in his fur and his tail, but quite like a weasel in his head and habits. His eyes and the end of his restless nose were pink; he could scratch himself anywhere he pleased, with any leg, front or back, that he chose to use; he could fluff up his tail till it looked like a bottle-brush, and his war-cry, as he scuttled through the long grass, was: 'Rikk-tikk-tikki-tikki-tchk!'

• rather like a little cat in his fur and his tail

• quite like a weasel in his head and habits

• His eyes and the end of his restless nose were pink

• he could fluff up his tail till it looked like a bottle-brush

What is the purpose of these similes in the previous question?

• to describe the main character to the reader

• to explain the character’s motivation

• to show the setting of the story

• all of these

The author makes a reference to Brahm in the story:

'Who is Nag?' said he. 'I am Nag. The great god Brahm put his mark upon all our people when the first cobra spread his hood to keep the sun off Brahm as he slept. Look, and be afraid!’

Brahm is a Hindu god.

What is this type of reference called?

• Simile

• Allusion

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

To completely understand the reference in the previous question, what must the reader already know?

• the official term for this type of reference

• all of the gods and goddesses in every type of mythology

• that Brahm was a god

• information about the god Brahm

Which of the excerpts below includes a metaphor?

• …a noise as faint as that of a wasp walking on a window-pane…

• He stole off to Teddy’s bath-room…

• Be careful. I am death!

• That bite paralysed Karait…

What type of figurative language is underlined in this sentence?

He was dizzy, aching, and felt shaken to pieces when something went off like a thunderclap just behind him; a hot wind knocked him senseless, and red fire singed his fur.

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

• Allusion

• Simile

What is being described by the figurative language underlined in the passage below?

He was dizzy, aching, and felt shaken to pieces when something went off like a thunderclap just behind him; a hot wind knocked him senseless, and red fire singed his fur.

• a very hot fire

• the blast of a shotgun

• the snake’s bite

• a scorching wind

Read the poem below:

Sing to your fledglings again,

Mother, oh lift up your head!

Evil that plagued us is slain,

Death in the garden lies dead.

Terror that hid in the roses is impotent—flung on the dung-hill and dead!

In line 5 of the stanza, what/who is terror?

• Nagaina

• Darzee

• Nag

• Rikki-tikki-tavi