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Extended Metaphors and Similies

Quiz by Caroline Villegas

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  • Q1
    DEFINE Metaphor
    A figure of speech comparing one thing to another, often using “as” or “like”.
    The big rock that killed the dinosaurs.
    a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
    30s
  • Q2
    DEFINE Simile.
    A phrase that is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
    A face someone makes when they are happy.
    A figure of speech comparing one thing to another, often using “as” or “like”.
    30s
  • Q3
    DEFINE EXTENDED metaphor.
    Juliet is the sun.
    A metaphor that stretches and develops across several lines or even the full length of a poem.
    A comparison that uses as or like.
    30s
  • Q4
    DEFINE EXTENDED simile.
    A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
    A simile that stretches across several lines or even the full length of a poem.
    Charlie was like a bomb.
    30s
  • Q5
    Bonus: What is the difference THAT WE MENTIONED IN OUR PRESENTATION between a simile and a metaphor?
    Similes use "as" or "like" while metaphors compare directly.
    They're both comparisons.
    Simile starts with s and metaphor does not.
    30s
  • Q6
    Bonus: What is the similarity of metaphors and similes that we MENTIONED IN OUR PRESENTATION?
    They both compare 2 different things.
    They both use "as" or "like".
    They are both boxes of chocolates.
    30s
  • Q7
    “But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the East, and Juliet is the sun! Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, Who is already sick and pale with grief.”
    This is an extended metaphor.
    This is an extended simile.
    This is neither an extended metaphor nor an extended simile.
    60s
  • Q8
    "Life is like a river, it starts off young and full of energy, like a babbling brook. In the end it sneaks lazily and slowly along like the mighty Mississippi, until eventually, like emptying into the sea, our bodies once again becomes one with nature."
    This is an extended metaphor.
    This is an extended simile.
    This is a metaphor.
    60s
  • Q9
    "Charlie was like a bomb, waiting to explode. A bomb full of anger, with a short fuse. He could've gone off at any time."
    This is a very long metaphor.
    This is an extended simile.
    This is not an example of a poetic device.
    60s

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