Bell Ringer Quiz #6

Select the example of a simile:

• I am starving to death waiting for lunch.

• I like cereal.

• She is as loud as a police siren.

• The books told me secrets of life.

Select the example of a metaphor:

• I am starving to death waiting for lunch.

• I like cereal.

• The playground is a jungle.

• The books told me secrets of life.

Select the example of personification:

• The water grabbed at my ankles, trying to pull me down.

• She is like a dark cloud in an otherwise bright sky.

• I was so angry I could have punched a hole in the moon.

• He is a laser, focused only on his assignment.

Select the example of hyperbole:

• The water grabbed at my ankles, trying to pull me down.

• She is like a dark cloud in an otherwise bright sky.

• I was so angry I could have punched a hole in the moon.

• He is a laser, focused only on his assignment.

What type of figurative language is found here:

The class was so quiet you could practically hear the grass growing outside.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

What type of figurative language is found here:

The coffee was like lava when I first took a sip.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

What type of figurative language is found here:

The quiz laughed at me, giving me questions I didn't know the answers to.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

What type of figurative language is found here:

The music is a lifeline, saving me from sad thoughts.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

What type of figurative language is found here:

The thunder growled and shook the ground.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

What type of figurative language is found here:

The tornado was a relentless monster, destroying everything in sight.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification