Figurative Language in Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

I paced the room feeling like ants were crawling around inside my shirt.

• personification

• Simile

• hyperbole

• alliteration

The valley marched all the way up to the water.

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

The roof had cracked open like an eggshell.

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

There was no horse or eagle on the beach, just lightning making false daylight and twenty-foot waves pounding the dunes like artillery.

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

In "Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief," when Percy talks about his feelings on finding out he's really a demigod as "a tidal wave of mixed emotions," what kind of language tool is being used?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Answer explanation

The figure of speech being used in the statement 'a tidal wave of mixed emotions' is a metaphor because it compares Percy's feelings to a tidal wave without using 'like' or 'as'.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

but leather that looked like ......well Caucasian human skin. What piece of figurative language is this? (Hint...has like in it)

• Metaphor

• SImile

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

Grover was trembling. He'd started eating pinochle cards like potato chips.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Idiom

• Personification

Grover was trembling. He'd started eating pinochle cards like potato chips. What type of figurative language is the underlined portion?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Idiom

• Personification

What does the simile "like a bull charging" suggest about the Minotaur's actions during the battle scene?

• It is clumsy and slow

• It is fast and direct

• It is scared and hesitant

• It is strategic and calculating

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

When Percy says his quest is like "opening Pandora's box," what kind of language is he using?

• Metaphor

• Allusion

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Allusion' because Percy's reference to 'opening Pandora's box' is an indirect reference to Greek mythology, making it an allusion.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking