Simile/Metaphor Quiz

What is a figurative language?

• Giving inanimate objects human qualities

• Language that is not literally taken orally or written

• A comparison of 2 unlike things using like and as

• A comparison 2 unlike things not using using like or as

What is a simile?

• A comparison of unlike objects not using like or as

• Giving inanimate objects human qualities

• An exaggerated statement

• A comparison of 2 unlike objects using like or as

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison of 2 unlike using like objects using like or as

• A comparison of 2 unlike objects not using like or as

• giving inanimate objects human qualities

• An exaggerated statement

Simile or Metaphor?

He is a tall tree amongst his classmates.

• Simile

• Metaphor

Simile or Metaphor?

Her eyes are like diamonds in the night.

• Metaphor

• Simile

Simile or Metaphor?

The road is a ribbon in the moonlit night.

• Simile

• Metaphor

Simile or Metaphor?

The baby was like an octopus in the store grabbing the cans off the shelves.

• Metaphor

• Simile

Decide which 2 things are being compared in the following sentence

The football player is a giant in the field.

• Foot ball player/giant

• Football player/field

• Football /player

• None.

Decide what is being compared

The boy runs like the wind in on the race track.

• boy/runs

• wind/race track

• boy/wind

• boy/race track

Decide what is being compared

He is as smart as a fox in the classroom.

• smart/classroom

• he/fox

• he/classroom

• smart/fox