Figurative Language (Including allusions and irony)

On the cold winter day, under the covers, I kept as snug as a bug in a rug.

The simile as snug as a bug in a rug:

• There were bugs in my bed.

• I was cozy in my bed.

• I was too cold to stay in bed.

• I felt like a bug.

Mr. Potter expected his class to be as silent as the grave while he was talking.

The simile silent as the grave:

• The class had to pretend that they were dead.

• The class had to visit a grave and be quiet.

• The class could not make a sound.

• The class had to act like they were at a funeral.

He overwhelmed the boxer with avalanches of punches.

This is an example of a ...

• simile

• metaphor

The musicians spun great webs of sound.

This metaphor literally means...

• The musicians were too loud.

• The musician's song was annoying and long.

• The musicians' melodies were complex and beautiful.

• The musicians were not very good.

Time crawled as Sam sat in the hot detention room painfully watching the clock tick.

This is an example of ....

• metaphor

• personification

Although the earthquake did a great deal of damage, it was nothing like the disaster of 9/11.

This is an example of...

• allusion

• personification

When I taught kindergarten, I often felt a bit like Little Bo Peep as I tried to herd the five year olds down the hall each morning.

This is an example of...

• personification

• allusion

The lumberjack leveled the many trees into a clearing and his chainsaw sang its deadly song.

This is an example of...

• personification

• allusion

• metaphor

• simile

In Toy Story, Buzz is convinced that he is a real space ranger even though everyone else knows he is just a toy.

This is an example of what type of irony?

• verbal

• dramatic

• situational

We were in awe as we walked through Tyler's mansion. "I didn't realize your boyfriend lived in Buckingham Palace" my mom said sarcastically to me.

This is an example of...

• personfication

• allusion