Question

Identify the figure of speech used in the following sentences.

1) Jenny cooked the candy too long. When she took it out of the oven it was hard as a
rock.
2) Iva worked hard on her report. After presenting it to the class, she felt as light as a
feather.
3) The old car woke reluctantly from its overnight sleep. Coughing and sputtering, it
finally broke into a loud roar.
4) The trees of the forest watched sympathetically over the lost child.
5) After Marshall climbed three flights of stairs, he had to sit down. He was a puffing
steam engine.
6) Kyle's father was as stern as a judge when he came home after curfew.
7) The storm took the house in its teeth and shook it.
8) Shay ran in a relay race on Saturday. When it was over, her legs felt like lead.
9) The day after the rain, the air was clean and fresh. A soft breeze carried the scent of
lilacs.
10) Computers talk to one another.
11) The kitchen is the heart of my mother's home.
12) The rain was a curtain of water.

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Simile
2. Simile
3. Metaphor
4. Personification
5. Simile
6. Simile
7. Personification
8. Simile
9. Metaphor
10. Personification
11. Personification
12. Metaphor