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Read the statement and identify whether it is an example of a simile, metaphor or personification.

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  • 2. 

    Louis is as strong and as tall as a redwood tree.

    • Simile

    • Metaphor

    • Personification

    Correct Answer
    A. Simile
  • 3. 

    The waxed floor was as slippery as an ice rink.

    • Simile

    • Metaphor

    • Personification

    Correct Answer
    A. Simile
  • 4. 

    The rain was a curtain of water.

    • Simile

    • Metaphor

    • Personification

    Correct Answer
    A. Metaphor
  • 5. 

    The moon peeked out from behind the clouds.

    • Simile

    • Metaphor

    • Personification

    Correct Answer
    A. Personification
  • 6. 

    The trees of the forest watched sympathetically over the lost child.

    • Simile

    • Metaphor

    • Personification

    Correct Answer
    A. Personification
  • 7. 

    The truck groaned under the weight of its load.

    • Simile

    • Metaphor

    • Personification

    Correct Answer
    A. Personification
  • 8. 

    All the world's a stage.

    • Simile

    • Metaphor

    • Personification

    Correct Answer
    A. Metaphor
  • 9. 

    She is peaches and cream.

    • Simile

    • Metaphor

    • Personification

    Correct Answer
    A. Metaphor
  • 10. 

    Jenny cooked the candy too long.  When she took it out of the oven it was hard as a rock.

    • Simile

    • Metaphor

    • Personification

    Correct Answer
    A. Simile
  • 11. 

    Iva worked hard on her report. After presenting it to the class, she felt as light as a feather.

    • Simile

    • Metaphor

    • Personification

    Correct Answer
    A. Simile
  • 12. 

    Wiley was very good at chess.  "You have to watch him," said his father.  "He's a real fox."

    • Simile

    • Metaphor

    • Personification

    Correct Answer
    A. Metaphor
  • 13. 

    The boy's room was an amusement arcade.

    • Simile

    • Metaphor

    • Personification

    Correct Answer
    A. Metaphor
  • 14. 

    Kyle's father was as stern as a judge when he came home after curfew.

    • Simile

    • Metaphor

    • Personification

    Correct Answer
    A. Simile
  • 15. 

    John's new car was a lemon.

    • Simile

    • Metaphor

    • Personification

    Correct Answer
    A. Metaphor
  • 16. 

    After Marshall climbed three flights of stairs, he had to sit down.  He was a puffing steam engine.

    • Simile

    • Metaphor

    • Personification

    Correct Answer
    A. Metaphor
  • 17. 

    Fall leaves were scattered like confetti.

    • Simile

    • Metaphor

    • Personification

    Correct Answer
    A. Simile
  • 18. 

    The ball was thrown like a bullet.

    • Simile

    • Metaphor

    • Personification

    Correct Answer
    A. Simile
  • 19. 

    The idea was a fire in my head.

    • Simile

    • Metaphor

    • Personification

    Correct Answer
    A. Metaphor
  • 20. 

    After a week without rain, the flowers begged to be watered.

    • Simile

    • Metaphor

    • Personification

    Correct Answer
    A. Personification
  • 21. 

    The old car woke reluctantly from its overnight sleep.  Coughing and sputtering, it finally broke into a loud roar.

    • Simile

    • Metaphor

    • Personification

    Correct Answer
    A. Personification
  • 22. 

    The green vines wound their green arms around the rusty gate.

    • Simile

    • Metaphor

    • Personification

    Correct Answer
    A. Personification
  • 23. 

    The storm took the house in its teeth and shook it.

    • Simile

    • Metaphor

    • Personification

    Correct Answer
    A. Personification
  • 24. 

    Big sisters are the crabgrass in the lawn of life.

    • Simile

    • Metaphor

    • Personification

    Correct Answer
    A. Metaphor
  • 25. 

    The wide rock ledge was a safe harbor for the weary mountain climbers.

    • Simile

    • Metaphor

    • Personification

    Correct Answer
    A. Metaphor
  • 26. 

    Grandmother's dresser smelled like a rose garden.

    • Simile

    • Metaphor

    • Personification

    Correct Answer
    A. Simile
  • 27. 

    Shay ran in a relay race on Saturday.  When it was over, her legs felt like lead.

    • Simile

    • Metaphor

    • Personification

    Correct Answer
    A. Simile
  • 28. 

    The train whistle screamed as the train flew through the tunnel.

    • Simile

    • Metaphor

    • Personification

    Correct Answer
    A. Personification
  • 29. 

    The kitchen is the heart of my mother's home.

    • Simile

    • Metaphor

    • Personification

    Correct Answer
    A. Metaphor
  • 30. 

    The rained puddled at the door and washed anyone who entered with its splatter.

    • Simile

    • Metaphor

    • Personification

    Correct Answer
    A. Personification
  • 31. 

    The storm was a savage beast. 

    • Simile

    • Metaphor

    • Personification

    Correct Answer
    A. Metaphor
  • 32. 

    The day after the rain, the air was clean and fresh.  A soft breeze carried the scent of lilacs.

    • Simile

    • Metaphor

    • Personification

    Correct Answer
    A. Personification

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