FIGURES OF SPEECH CHALLENGE!

1. The wind howled like a wolf in the night.

• a. SIMILE

• b. METAPHOR

• c. PERSONIFICATION

2. 2. Her eyes were stars in the dark.

• a. PERSONIFICATION

• b. SIMILE

• c. METAPHOR

3. 3. The student is as sharp as a tack.

• a. INDUSTRIOUS OR HARDWORKING

• b. UNPREDICTABLE OR CRAZY

• c. INTELLIGENT OR QUICK-WITTED

4. 4. He was drawn to her like a moth to a flame.

• a. FIERCELY AND OFTEN

• b. WITH INTENSE INTEREST

• c. PERFECTLY

5. _{5. It fits like a glove.}

• a. VERY FAST

• b. PERFECTLY

• c. LIGHTWEIGHT OR DELICATE

6. 6. The story jumped off the page.

• a. APPEALING

• b. UNBEARABLE

• c. FLUTTERING

6. 7. It all went pear shaped.

• a. NOTHING TO HIDE

• b. AFFECTS NEGATIVITY

• c. TO GO WRONG

8. 8. She sings like a lark.

• a. VERY WELL

• b. OUT OF TUNE

• c. NOT SO GOOD AND NOT SO BAD

9. 9. He is a lion on the battlefield.

• a. METAPHOR

• b. SIMILE

• c. PERSONIFICATION

10. 10. The stars winked at me.

• a. SIMILE

• b. PERSONIFICATION

• c. METAPHOR