“cinderella’s dress sparkled like the stars.” “the angry wind slashed through the trees.”...
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“Cinderella’s dress sparkled like the stars.”
“The angry wind slashed through the trees.”
“The road was a ribbon of moonlight.”
Interactive Quiz created by Nancy Roberts Garrity at St. John Fisher School
NOTE: In order to play this game, it must be viewed in slide show (F5)
Figurative language is writing or speech not intended to be taken literally. Some commonly used figures of speech are simile, personification, and metaphor. You will see examples of these in this exercise.
A simile makes a direct comparison by using the word like or as. Some examples are: “I watched him falling like a stone” and “He ran like the wind.”
Personification gives human characteristics to non-human things. Some examples are: “The winds came whispering through the forest” and “The stars were dancing in the sky.”
A metaphor makes an indirect comparison without using like or as. Some examples are: “His heart was made of stone” and “The meadow was a carpet of wild flowers.”
Read the sentence on each slide. Then click on the button that identifies the type of literary technique.
Let the rain sing you a lullaby.
personification
simile
metaphor
Her eyes were sparkling stars.
personification
simile
metaphor
Time stood still.
personification
simile
metaphor
She is happy as a clam.
personification
simile
metaphor
“The earth coughed and choked in all the pollution.”
personification
simile
metaphor
The heavy rain fell like bricks.
personification
simile
metaphor
The cat’s eyes were jewels, gleaming out of the darkness.
personification
simile
metaphor
Her face drooped like a wilted tulip.
personification
simile
metaphor
personification
simile
metaphor
The clown was a light feather floating away.
The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas.
personification
simile
metaphor
All the flowers in the garden were listening to me.
personification
simile
metaphor
He was as sick as a dog.
personification
simile
metaphor
