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SimileSet 8

1In the Balcony scene, Romeo compares Juliet to all of these, except .....

2What figurative language is used here? "Jamie runs as fast as the wind."

3"A butterfly is as light as air" means:

4Choose the song lyrics with a simile:

5"Right now, it's silent as a stone" (pg. 5).

6I had fought with my classmate yesterday during our English class. He punched me in my face and it came as fast as lightning.

7What does the author express with the simile, "the summer roared past like a three-masted schooner before a gale" ?

8Steve Jobs compares learning to program to learning to do what?

9Identify the figurative language: My younger brother is as silly as a goose.

10Tonya is as sweet as sugar.

11In cognitive psychology, which analogy is often used to explain human thought?

12Compare two different things using "like" or "as".

13According to the sources, how does cybersecurity compare to protecting a medieval castle?

14Read the sentence and classify the figurative expressions used in each sentence. My eyes twinkle like the stars at night.

15Read the sentence and classify the figurative expressions used in each sentence. Lucky's nose is as cold as ice.

16The line "hefty women in long black gowns and bonnets that made them look peculiar, like dolls in mourning" is an example of which literary term?

17What is the Literary Device?a word or phrase that compares something to something else, using the words like or as.

18Figurative Language-Simile, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia, Alliteration, Personification, Hyperbole, Idiom-Which is it?Emma felt as clever as a fox after solving the two-step math problem.

19I am like a long slide

20Read the following slogan from the Pan-American Coffee Bureau:"Good coffee is like friendship: rich and warm and strong."Which of the following figures of speech is used?

21Identify the figurative language in the following sentence: 'He is as brave as a lion.'

22ASK is to ANSWER as QUESTION is to:

23You glow in my heart like the flames of uncounted candles.

24In the phrase "His smile is as bright as the sun, " what type of figurative language is used?

25Which line looks like a tiny road that twists and turns, like a snake?

26"The mother tongue is as natural for the development of mind as mother's milk for the development of infant's body." Whose statement is this?

27"The lake shimmered like glass." What literary device is used?

28Which sentence below is NOT a simile?

29What simile is used to describe Marley?

30The town was set along the coast like a little pearl in an emerald band.

31A type of figurative language that makes comparisons using "like" or "as" . An example is her shirt is as green as grass.

32Ancient Literature-These are the last lines of various stories by what ancient Greek: 'Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow. Little friends may prove great friends. There is always someone worse off than yourself.'

33The line "Shakespeare's works are a kind of Bible of humanity" suggests Carlyle saw Shakespeare as:

34Which literary device is used in the sentence: 'Her emotions rebounded like a rubber ball'?

35The heart is about the size and shape of your .....

36Identify the literary term used in the sentence: "The mayor's false promises were like a web, trapping the citizens in ignorance."

37What figure of speech is this:My face was as red as a ripe tomato.

38Complete the simile. She's as quick as .....

39Identify the figurative Language Like burnt out torches by a sick man's bed.

40HE'S AS HAIRY AS A GORILLA

41Tilly is as silly as a clown

42Which sentence is literal?

43What type of figurative language is used in the sentence: "The little boy was quiet as a mouse"?

44What is this an example of?The building is like a modern giant in the sky.

45What did Oscar compare the smell of Chicago to?

46What does the following line of figurative language explain?Memories like ancient photographs flashed through the girl's mind.

47In a poetry class, Lily described a cloud as 'fluffy as a cotton ball'. What literary device did Lily use?

48I just sat there dripping and panting, like a tired old dog.-Flush 189 (a)

49You're bleedin' like a stuck pig. (7)

50Identify the figure of speech shown in the sentence."Books are as powerful as weapons."

51What is an analogy?

52Read Poem below:Fame is a bee.It has a song-It has a sting-Ah, too, it has a wing.Which of the following identifies the theme of the poem?

53Complete the simile: 'She swims like a ..... '

54Read the following sentence from the story: "Andy raises his sword above his head and roars like a lion." The author uses the phrase "roars like a lion" to describe how Andy

55Identify the figurative language used in: Her smile is like the sun on a summer day.

56The line "The house was like a gift box after the nice thing inside was gone; just a lot of nothingness," contains an example of what literary device?

57By comparing skin color to "plain or milk chocolate," the speaker risks which interpretive problem?

58A figure of speech that compares two things using like or as. For example, "as snug as a bug in a rug).

59Identify the figure of speech: "The boat was tossed like a cork on the waves"

60Figurative Language: "The revolver pointing as rigidly as if the giant were a statue"

61In Act I. 5, 42-50, When Romeo first sees Juliet, what terms does he use to describe her? Choose the ONE that does not apply.