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SimileSet 2

1Read the text below. Is it an example of LITERAL or FIGURATIVE language?"Barbra's beautiful blue eyes sparkled like glittering diamonds whenever she smiled."

2Identify the type of figurative language used in the following:In the first Superman appearances, he was as bald as an egg. Later, Jerry Siegel changed his design.

3Define the group of Simile: feel like a fish out of water, blush like a rose

4The pillow was fluffy like a dog's fur.

5Complete the following simile with the correct word.as dead as .....

6Which figurative language is this an example of: The old man was as blind as a bat.

7In what sense is the Filipino likened to a bamboo?

8What figurative language do you see?The elephant is big as the sun!

9Read the text below. Is it an example of LITERAL or FIGURATIVE language?"The clouds look like wisps of white cotton candy floating across the sky."

10Romeo compares love to:

11Read the text below. Is it an example of LITERAL or FIGURATIVE language?"My baby sister has skin as soft as rose petals in full bloom."

12Why did Ping stare at the princess?

13Similes

14Choose the Figure of speech used in the following sentence."She's as pretty as a picture."

15Why did Christian writers describe baptism as similar to the Roman ritual for military recruits?

16What is shown in an analogy?

17What does the author mean by comparing Roz to a "hatchling breaking from a shell"?

18Those were the normal things he would say, but her voice had a sound like something thin that would break if you touched it.

19The righteous shall flourish as the palm tree

20"They've got teeth like tiny needles."We learn that the fairy is evil through her .....

21"Rebecca": To what animal does Ben compare Rebecca?

22Which line from the story is an example of a simile?

23What type of figurative language is used to enhance the passage? "She loved to luxuriate in the presence of this man, and to feel-almost as a sunbather feels the sun"

24Identify the following figurative language: "The baby babbled like a songbird."

25What literary device is used here: "And to't they go like lightning ..... "

26Which word completes the simile: "As light as ..... "?

27Figurative Language/Literary DevicesMy mom is busy as a bee.

28Which figurative language is used to describe Jeanette's outfit? "The dress's skirt stuck out like a tutu-

29Looking at Frida's painting more closely, what does Paloma notice about Frida's eyebrows?

30During a literature class, Benjamin was asked to describe a simile. Which of the following statements would be correct for Benjamin to say?

31The stars in the sky are sparkling like .....

32Which of the following is a topic covered in Brain Pop's English series?

33Name the poetic device used in the line "mouth like a fireplace"

34In A Dark Day with Bright Spots, how does the narrator describe Auntie Tara's entrance at the door?

35What kind of figurative language is being used?Pasqually cried like a baby after he ate too much pasta.

36Fill in the blank: He walked into the room ..... he owned the place.

37"His eyes shone like diamonds" is an example of what type of figurative language?

38"Filipinos are as pliant as the bamboo." This is an example of what figure of speech?

39Figurative or Literal Language?You are as smart as a dog.

40" A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it is not open" .-Frank Zappa

41"The mountain loomed like a giant guarding the valley" is an example of which figurative language?

42Which literary device does Auden use to compare the process of erosion to the effects of factories on workers?

43The lightning flashed across the sky like a bright sword. What literary device is used in this sentence?

44FIGURES OF SPEECH.Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.

45A ..... is when the writer compares the subject to something else. For example: She was as happy as a lark.

46Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence.The hug was like a soft blanket, wrapping Simone in warmth.

47Presenting your solution is like:

48Multiple Choice-Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. "A Bird Came Down the Walk" ends with the poet's comparison of the bird's flight to .....

49What figure of speech is thisshe is as blind as a bat

50DIRECTIONS: Identify each item as an example of C (Charged Language), P (Parallelism), R (Repetition), or A (Analogy) to identify the type of rhetorical device used in each item.6. ..... Her high-pitch, off-key singing was like fingernails on a chalkboard: annoying and painful to hear.

51You still look as fresh as a daisy after finishing all the work. What figure of speech is used in the sentence?

52Which of the following is the best simile to describe a spooky forest?

53The main purpose of metaphor and simile in poetry is to:

54Pavarotti once said that tenors were like ..... and had to constantly train to maintain muscle control.

55Finish this simile:Even though there was a fire, he was .....

56Which literary device is used in the sentence: "The thunder roared like a mighty lion in the sky" ?

57Mrs. Pennykettle clucked like a chicken.

58A figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things

59After cycling in the early morning, my grandparents are always as fresh as .....

60How does Wade describe the makeup of the Oasis?

61Identify the sentence that contains a simile.