Figurative Language in The Giver

What type of figurative language is this: "Within minutes the speakers had crackled again."

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

What type of figurative language is this: "They acted like animals."

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Personification

What type of figurative language is this: "Depth, he decided; as if one were looking into the clear water of the river."

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

What type of figurative language is this: "Finally, at the end of the second day, which seemed to go on forever, it was my turn."

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Personification

How does the author use figurative language in this passage from Jonas' snow memory: "He could see a bright, whirling torrent of crystals in the air around him, and he could see them gather on the backs of his hands, like a cold fur."

• A simile is used to compare the whirling crystals to cold fur.

• A simile is used to compare the backs of his hands to cold fur.

• Personification is used to show the air gathering.

Choose 2 figurative languages present in the following, “Now, seeing the newchild and its expression, he was reminded that the light eyes were not only a rarity but gave the one who had them a certain look—what was it? Depth, he decided; as if one were looking into the clear water of the river, down to the bottom, where things might lurk which hadn’t been discovered yet” (26).

• Metaphor

• Idiom

• Simile

• Personification

The FREEDOM to choose where to spend those hours had always SEEMED A WONDERFUL LUXURY. Which figurative language device is being used here?

• metaphor

• alliteration

• assonance

What figurative language is being used when Lily said "I don't know. They acted like...animals?"

• simile

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• imagery

The annex where the Giver lives holds many secrets. Which figurative language device is being used here?

• metaphor

• simile

• onomatopeia

• personification

"Jonas finally CAUGHT HIS FATHER'S EYE and waved." Which figurative language device is being used here?

• idiom

• metaphor

• simile

• imagery