Figures of Speech Review

How is a metaphor different than a simile?

• a metaphor is the same as a simile

• a metaphor does not use like or as in the comparison of two unlike things.

• a metaphor is not at all similar to a simile

• none of the above

Two figures of speech that have to do with word sounds are:

• metaphor and simile

• personification and idiom

• alliteration and onomatopoeia

• all of the above

Which of the following is a metaphor?

• It is as hot as the surface of the sun out there.

• She sold sea shells by the seashore.

• I stayed up too late last night studying and now my mind is foggy.

• She plopped on the sofa after babysitting nine hours.

What does the idiom "burning the candle at both ends" mean?

• You are wasting wax.

• You are doing too much.

• You are preparing for an emergency.

• You have a great need for a lot of light.

Determine the meaning of the following simile:

Her eyes are like fiery diamonds.

• sparkly and bright

• hard and hot

• warm and light

• expensive and desirable

What figure of speech is used in the following sentence: I saw the coolest concert last night.

• personification

• alliteration

• metaphor

• simile

What figure of speech is used in the sentence below: I heard the pop of the kernels in the microwave and knew my snack was almost ready.

• personification

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

Which of the following is a simile?

• He is a lion in battle.

• She swims like a fish.

Identify the metaphor in the following sentence:

• The snow is a white blanket.

• The classroom was as quiet as a library.

Which of the following is a pun?

• Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.

• She has a heart of gold.