Winter had wrapped a white blanket over the city. The author is implying that...

The buildings appeared brighter in the winter

It was so cold that people needed blankets

Marcy became a waterfall when she saw the D on her report card. The author is saying...

Marcy poured water in her report card

The baby girl’s smile was the sun on dark days. What does this metaphor mean?

The baby girl's smile made other people happy.

When the baby girl smiled the sun would rise.

The baby girl's smile made the moon come out.

What is the meaning of this personification? "The camera loves me!"

Photos of me are always really good.

Photography is one of my hobbies.

The small dog tugged on the taut leash. He did not walk so much as bound, his broad chest heaving through the tall grass like the bow of a ship splitting waves that closed just as quickly again behind him. In the selection what does it mean by, "heaving through the tall grass like a the bow of a ship."

The dog was running through the grass easily like a ship in water.

The grass was moving fast like water.

The grass was moving just like waves.

The dog was able to swim through the grass.

On Friday afternoon, the doorbell rang. Ricky ran to the front door to see if his package arrived. He was so excited that he flew open the door. He didn’t even think about his dog, Shadow. Shadow darted out the door. He was down the street in a blink of the eye . Luckily, the mailman noticed the dog as it sprinted past him. The mailman chased after Shadow, grabbed his collar, and walked him back to Ricky. Phew, that was close! What does the underlined phrase mean?

His eyes were looking down the street.

The oranges were balls of sunlight in the seller's cart. What does the metaphor mean?

The oranges were bright and beautiful.

People liked to look at the oranges.

People were buying a lot of oranges.

Similes, Metaphors and Personification

Authored by Lee Serene

English

7th Grade

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which word means: 'To compare two objects using the words like or as?'

Personification

Metaphor

Simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Giving human characteristics to non-human things is:

simile

metaphor

personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The boy across the street has a heart as big as all outdoors.

The boy has an enlarged heart

The boy is very selfish and mean

The boy loves hiking and fishing

The boy is very kind and giving

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which word means: 'To compare two things without using the words like or as?'

Metaphor

Simile

Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What type of figurative language is shown?
The flower hugged the earth after being blown over by the storm.

personification

metaphor

simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which is an example of a simile?

His room was a hurricane of a mess.

His room looked as if a hurricane came through.

A hurricane! AHHH!

The hurricane screamed through the town.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The piano sang a mournful song.

Personification

NOT Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

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Similes, Metaphors and Personification

Which word means: 'To compare two objects using the words like or as?'

Giving human characteristics to non-human things is:

The boy across the street has a heart as big as all outdoors.

Which word means: 'To compare two things without using the words like or as?'

What type of figurative language is shown?The flower hugged the earth after being blown over by the storm.

Which is an example of a simile?

The piano sang a mournful song.

Winter had wrapped a white blanket over the city.The author is implying that...

Marcy became a waterfall when she saw the D on her report card.The author is saying...

The bushes bowed down and greeted us as we walked up the path during the storm.

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