Brainpop Similes & Metaphors
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Susie Gomez
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English
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8th Grade
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1.
Multiple Choice
Similes and metaphors are poetic devices. What does this mean?
Every poem includes at least one simile or metaphor
They are literary techniques commonly found in poetry
They are rarely used in prose, or any form of non-poetic writing
They are tricks that poets use to fool their readers
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Multiple Choice
What is a simile?
A comparison that uses the words "like" or "as"
A comparison that does not use the words "like" or "as"
An adverbial phrase that compares one thing to another
A type of poem in which two things are compared
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following sentences contains a simile?
The mouse was quiet
he mouse was whisper-quiet
The mouse was quiet as a whisper
The mouse's footsteps sounded whispery
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Multiple Choice
In the sentence, "When the cat stalks his prey, he is a shadow," what two things are being compared?
The cat and its prey
The cat and its shadow
The cat and a shadow
The prey and its shadow
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Multiple Choice
What is a metaphor?
A comparison that uses the words "like" or "as"
A comparison that does not use the words "like" or "as"
An adverbial phrase that compares one thing to another
A type of poem in which two things are compared
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following could be added to the phrase, "My cat is black" to form a simile?
And furry
All over
In color
As ink
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