Simile, Metaphor, Personification Question Preview (ID: 62465)


The Following Examples Of Figurative Language Come From Esperanza Rising. (Chapters 1-3). TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

A heavy blanket of anguish smothered her smallest joy.
a) simile
b) metaphor
c) personification
d) none of the above

She watched at the grief twist Senor Rodriguez's face.
a) simile
b) metaphor
c) personification
d) none of the above

At first they stayed only a few hours, but soon they became like la calabaza, the squash plant whose giant leaves take over everything in the garden.
a) simile
b) metaphor
c) personification
d) none of the above

She felt as though she were a ghost inside someone else's body.
a) simile
b) metaphor
c) personification
d) none of the above

His touch was warm and Esperanza's heart skipped.
a) personification
b) simile
c) metaphor
d) none of the above

Tio Luis's face hardened like a rock and the muscles twitched in his narrow neck.
a) simile
b) metaphor
c) personification
d) none of the above

Tio Luis was a goat!
a) simile
b) metaphor
c) personification
d) none of the above

Silence built a wall between them.
a) simile
b) metaphor
c) personification
d) none of the above

When Papa was alive, everything was in order like the dolls lined up in a row.
a) simile
b) metaphor
c) personification
d) none of the above

The overripe sweetness now pervaded the air with each breath the wind took.
a) simile
b) metahor
c) personification
d) none of the above

What type of figurative language compares two unlike things using the words like and as?
a) simile
b) metaphor
c) personification
d) none of the above

What type of figurative language compares two unlike things without using the words like or as?
a) simile
b) metaphor
c) personification
d) none of the above

What type of figurative language gives person or human like characteristics to an object or thing?
a) simile
b) metaphor
c) personification
d) none of the above

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