Metaphor Not a Quiz

I, too, am _______.

• valuable

• America

• hungry

• a thinker

Who used this metaphor?

• Mark Twain
• Langston Hughes

• George Orwell

• John Steinbeck

Explain the metaphor.

O Captain my captain, our fearful trip is done.

(what’s the “trip”?)

• A journey to the moon

• A voyage across the sea

• A metaphor for the Civil War

• A trip to the mountains

Who used this metaphor?

• Walt Disney

• Barbara Walters

• Walt Whitman

• Abraham Lincoln

Explain the metaphor.

Britain is the ______ country, say some.

• oldest

• youngest

• richest

• parent

Who used this metaphor?

• George Washington

• James Madison

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Paine

Explain the metaphor.

Life for me ain’t been no _______ _____.

• crystal stair

• golden path

• easy road

• smooth journey