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- 1. Multiple Choice
"The houses belched people; the doorways spewed out children." What type of figurative language is this?
Simile
Metpahor
Personification
- 2. Multiple Choice
"The houses belched people; the doorways spewed out children." Why did the author use this description?
To show how ugly the houses were
To help the reader understand how empty the houses were
To help the reader picture how full the houses were
To show how disgusting the people in the houses are
- 3. Multiple Choice
"The loss of the pearl was a punishment." What type of figurative language is used?
simile
personification
metaphor
none of the above
- 4. Multiple Choice
"The loss of the pearl was a punishment." How can this be made into a simile while keeping the same meaning?
The loss of the pearl is a punishment.
The loss of the pearl is like a reward.
The loss of the pearl is like a punishment.
- 5. Multiple Choice
"The pearl is like fool's gold." This is an example of what type of figurative language ?
metaphor
simile
personification
hyperbole
- 6. Multiple Choice
"The pearl is like fool's gold." This simile means that...
The pearl is as big as a sea gull's egg.
The pearl is as perfect as the moon.
The pearl is valuable.
The pearl is valueless.
- 7. Multiple Choice
"Even tiny stones threw shadows on the ground." What type of figurative language is used?
simile and personification
metaphor and simile
metaphor and personification
personification
- 8. Multiple Choice
"He was terrified of that monster of strangeness they called the capital." What type of figurative language is used?
simile
simile and metaphor
simile, metaphor, and personification
metaphor
- 9. Multiple Choice
How can you make "He was terrified of that monster of strangeness they called the capital" become a simile while keeping the same meaning?
He was like a monster.
He was terrified as a monster.
The capital will be a monster
The capital is like a monster.
- 10. Multiple Choice
"Kino's arms and legs stirred like those of a crushed bug." What type of figurative language is used?
smilie
metaphor
personifcation
all of the above
- 11. Multiple Choice
"Kino's arms and legs stirred like those of a crushed bug." How can the sentence be changed into a metaphor while keeping the same meaning?
Kino stirred as if he were a crushed bug.
Kino stirred like a crushed bug.
Kino was a crushed bug with his legs and arms stirring.
Kino was crushed while his legs and arms were stirring.
- 12. Multiple Choice
"The Song of the Family came from behind him like the purring of a kitten." This sentence contains what type of figurative language?
personification
simile
metaphor
- 13. Multiple Choice
"The Song of the Family came from behind him like the purring of a kitten." The author used this example of figurative language to show...
There are many cats in the village.
Kino likes cats.
The Song of the Family reminds Kino of cats.
The Song of the Family is comforting to Kino.
- 14. Multiple Choice
"The little flames danced on the faces of the neighbors." What type of figurative language is used?
simile and metaphor
metaphor and personification
personification
metaphor
- 15. Multiple Choice
"The little flames danced on the faces of the neighbors." The author used this example of figurative language to convey...
there was a party at Kino's village.
the flames were reflecting on faces of the neighbors that were near the fire.
the neighbors did magic with fire.
the neighbors were too close to the fire and their faces were burnt.
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