| Which One? | ||
| #1 | She's as dumb as a rock. | What is a simile? |
| #2 | I drop the greats like clumsy waiters drop plates. | What is a simile? |
| #3 | She was a flower with rose pedal cheeks. | What is a metaphor? |
| #4 | The waves sang a song as they rolled against the sand. | What is personification? |
| #5 | My necklace was jumping against my chest as i ran . | What is personification? |
| Defining | ||
| #1 | - a comparison made between two things that doesn't use like or as to compare them. | What is a metaphor? |
| #2 | - when a nonhuman object is given human-like qualities. | What is personification? |
| #3 | -a metaphor. (scheme or trope?) | What is a trope? |
| #4 | - a simile. (scheme or trope?) | What is a trope? |
| #5 | - personification (scheme or trope?) | What is a trope? |
| Figurative Quotes | ||
| #1 | ''My heart is a lonely hunter that hunts on a lonely hill.'' (Fiona McLeod) | What is a metaphor? |
| #2 | ''The desires of the heart are as crooked as corkscrews.'' (W. H. Auden) | What is a simile? |
| #3 | ''A countryman between two lawyers is like a fish between two cats.'' (Benjamin Franklin) | What is a simile? |
| #4 | ''There are the trees,'' said the Beaver. ''they're always listening.'' | What is personification? |
| #5 | ''All the world's a stage.'' (Shakespear) | What is a metaphor? |
| Human Vs. Nonhuman | ||
| #1 | The flood waters swallowed the trees in one gulp. (Which word identifies the human quality given to the unhuman subject?) | What is swallowed? |
| #2 | The weight of the machinery caused the floor to cry out for help. (Which word identifies the nonhuman subject?) | What is floor? |
| #3 | As it caromed off of the front of the rim, the basketball laughed at me. (Which word identifies the nonhuman subject?) | What is basketball? |
| #4 | Rows of corn stood at attention in the stifling heat of late August. (Which word identifies the human quality given to the nonhuman object?) | What is stood? |
| #5 | For several days , jealousy gnawed at Lorenzo's stomach. (Which word identifies the nonhuman object?) | What is jealousy? |
| What is Compared to What? | ||
| #1 | I walked along the beach and listened to the the ocean. My sadness was as unending as the waves. | What is sadness to waves? |
| #2 | Mary frowned and said, ''I believe that taking drugs is like playing with fire.'' | What is taking drugs to playing with fire? |
| #3 | The children were like monkeys hanging from the trees. | What are children to monkeys? |
| #4 | Don't tell mother that her cookies taste like garbage. | What are cookies to garbage? |
| #5 | Sandy was such a mule, because we couldn't get her to change her mind. | Who is Sandy to a mule? |
| Final Question | |