Question

part one: decide whether each question is an example of metaphor, personification, onomatopoeia. write m in the blank for metaphor, p for personification, or o for onomatopoeia.

1. personification her heels clacked on the hardwood floor.
2. metaphor my teacher is a dragon.
3. metaphor the dog howled at the moon.
4. ✔ metaphor red depressed.
5. personification 1 in the pan.
6. onomatopoeia was a disaster zone.
7. add / edit options st.
8. metaphor you start to freeze, a horror looks you right between the eyes, youre paralyzed.
9. metaphor yall hear that spaceship zoom.
10. metaphor wishes are thorns, he told himself sharply.

part two: explain what the following metaphors mean. answer in complete

Explanation:

For question 3: "The dog howled at the moon" – onomatopoeia is a word that imitates a sound. "Howled" imitates the sound a dog makes, so it should be 'O' (onomatopoeia), not metaphor. The original selection of metaphor is incorrect. To correct, identify the literary device: onomatopoeia uses words that mimic sounds, and "howled" mimics the dog's sound. So the correct device is onomatopoeia (O).

Answer:

For question 3, the correct device is Onomatopoeia (O). The word "howled" imitates the sound the dog makes, so it's an example of onomatopoeia, not metaphor.