Simile, Metaphor And Personification Test

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

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

The idea was a fire in my head. 

The waxed floor was as slippery as an ice rink.

Grandmother's dresser drawers smelled like a rose garden.

The truck groaned under the strain of its load. 

The rain was a curtain of water on the window. 

All the world's a stage.

Big sisters are the crabgrass in the lawn of life.

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

The ball was thrown like a bullet.

She is peaches and cream.

The moon peeked out from behind the clouds. 

The big beach blanket blew in the wind. 

Fall leaves were strewn like confetti on the path. 

The green vines wound their arms around the rusty gate.

Fran's new car turned out to be a lemon. 

Priscilla put pennies in her pocket. 

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

The old car awoke reluctantly from its night's sleep.  Coughing and spluttering, it finally broke into a loud roar. 

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

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

It seemed silly that Steve sat sideways. 

The storm was a savage beast.

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