Simile Jbonales

What is a simile?

• a phrase that means something else than what it says
• comparing two things by saying one is the other
• comparing two things by using like or as
• a word that resembles the sound it represents

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison that does not use like, as, or than

• the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

• A comparison that does use like, as, or than

• words that sound like their meaning

America is a melting pot.

• alliteration

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

This sentence is an example of what: "I feel as happy as a puppy rolling around in the grass."

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

The snow is a white blanket.

This is an example of:

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

Which type of figurative language uses like or as to compare two unlike things?

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Cliche

The car is a dinosaur so we better buy a new one.

• The car is very old.
• The car was truly made in prehistoric times.
• The car is very new.

The restless children were hopping about like kernels in a corn popper.

What figure of speech is this an example of?

• Metaphore

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Personification

"The Flash is fast like lightning." This is an example of...

• personification
• alliteration
• simile
• metaphor

"Life is a journey" is an example of what?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration