Figurative Language in the City of Ember

What literary term is the following:
"this monstrous roaring thing--he wondered if anyone understood how it worked" (DuPrau 47)?

• simile

• metaphor

• juxtaposition

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

What literary term is the following:
"It was an ear-splitting growling, grinding, screaming noise" (DuPrau 46))?

• personification

• alliteration

• simile

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

What literary term is the following:
"a hoarse rackety-rackety sound and underscored with a deep chugga-chugga-chugga" (DuPrau 46). 

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What literary device is evident in: "Lina's heart leapt"?

• personification

• juxtaposition

• alliteration

• simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

What literary device is evident in: "scuffled, snatching"?

• simile

• personification

• juxtaposition

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What literary device is evident in: "Fear had settled over the city"?

• simile

• alliteration

• metaphor

• personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What literary device is evident in: "Doon's face fell"?

• juxtaposition

• simile

• imagery

• personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

What literary device is used in the phrase: 'The city was a buzzing hive of activity'?

• A) Simile

• B) Metaphor

• C) Personification

• D) Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

Which literary term best describes the phrase: 'The darkness was a thick blanket over the city'?

• A) Simile

• B) Metaphor

• C) Alliteration

• D) Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

Identify the literary device in the sentence: 'The generator's hum was a comforting lullaby to the citizens.'

• A) Simile

• B) Metaphor

• C) Personification

• D) Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3