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Read the statement and identify whether it is an example of a simile, metaphor or personification.
- 1.Jenny cooked the candy too long. When she took it out of the oven it was hard as a rock.
- A.
Simile
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Personification
- 2.Iva worked hard on her report. After presenting it to the class, she felt as light as a feather.
- A.
Simile
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Personification
- 3.The old car woke reluctantly from its overnight sleep. Coughing and sputtering, it finally broke into a loud roar.
- A.
Simile
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Personification
- 4.The trees of the forest watched sympathetically over the lost child.
- A.
Simile
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Personification
- 5.After Marshall climbed three flights of stairs, he had to sit down. He was a puffing steam engine.
- A.
Simile
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Personification
- 6.Kyle's father was as stern as a judge when he came home after curfew.
- A.
Simile
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Personification
- 7.The storm was a savage beast.
- A.
Simile
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Personification
- 8.The storm took the house in its teeth and shook it.
- A.
Simile
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Personification
- 9.Wiley was very good at chess. "You have to watch him," said his father. "He's a real fox."
- A.
Simile
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Personification
- 10.Shay ran in a relay race on Saturday. When it was over, her legs felt like lead.
- A.
Simile
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Personification
- 11.The day after the rain, the air was clean and fresh. A soft breeze carried the scent of lilacs.
- A.
Simile
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Personification
- 12.The boy's room was an amusement arcade.
- A.
Simile
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Personification
- 13.Louis is as strong and as tall as a redwood tree.
- A.
Simile
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Personification
- 14.Computers talk to one another.
- A.
Simile
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Personification
- 15.The train whistle screamed as the train flew through the tunnel.
- A.
Simile
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Personification
- 16.The kitchen is the heart of my mother's home.
- A.
Simile
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Personification
- 17.The idea was a fire in my head.
- A.
Simile
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Personification
- 18.The waxed floor was as slippery as an ice rink.
- A.
Simile
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Personification
- 19.Grandmother's dresser smelled like a rose garden.
- A.
Simile
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Personification
- 20.The truck groaned under the weight of its load.
- A.
Simile
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Personification
- 21.The rain was a curtain of water.
- A.
Simile
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Personification
- 22.The rained puddled at the door and washed anyone who entered with its splatter.
- A.
Simile
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Personification
- 23.All the world's a stage.
- A.
Simile
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Personification
- 24.Big sisters are the crabgrass in the lawn of life.
- A.
Simile
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Personification
- 25.After a week without rain, the flowers begged to be watered.
- A.
Simile
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Personification
- 26.The ball was thrown like a bullet.
- A.
Simile
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Personification
- 27.She is peaches and cream.
- A.
Simile
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Personification
- 28.The moon peeked out from behind the clouds.
- A.
Simile
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Personification
- 29.The wide rock ledge was a safe harbor for the weary mountain climbers.
- A.
Simile
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Personification
- 30.Fall leaves were scattered like confetti.
- A.
Simile
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Personification
- 31.The green vines wound their green arms around the rusty gate.
- A.
Simile
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Personification
- 32.John's new car was a lemon.
- A.
Simile
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Personification
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