Question

1. a simile is a comparison of two things using the words like or as

read the following passage.
paul often got lost while he was driving. he was easily confused by street signs and besides, driving was so boring. he liked to distract himself by imagining what the other drivers were thinking. \my mind is like a puppy dog,\ he laughed, \always chasing after something new.\ maybe the family in the car next to him was on the run; maybe the truck driver up ahead was transporting something fantastic, like diamonds; maybe the woman driving alone in the car behind him was a future movie star. or maybe, like him, they were all trying to imagine anything except the road in front of them. he would speculate about all of this until he realized he had missed his exit or driven too far in the wrong direction and then he would curse his own imagination.
which detail from the text contains a simile?
a. “…he would curse his own imagination.” b. “my mind is like a puppy dog.”
c. “maybe the family in the car next to him d. “paul often got lost while he was driving.” was on the run…”

1. juxtaposition is when two unlike things are positioned next to each other

which of the following is an example of juxtaposition?
a. “it was a bright cold day in april” b. “it was a dark and stormy night.”
c. “it was the best of times, it was the worst of d. “there were no marigolds in the fall of times.” 1941.”

1. when an author gives objects, concepts or animals human characteristics, emotions or abilities, that’s personification.

which of the following is an example of personification?
a. the night sighed, and it seemed as if the b. the rabbit leaped over the fallen branch evening sky was yawning. and vanished into the woods
c. oliver decided to indulge his friend’s d. i ran as swiftly as a deer across the lawn, fantasies and smiled warmly, eager to greet my brother

Explanation:

• Question 3: A simile uses "like" or "as" to compare two things. Option B uses "like" to compare "mind" and "puppy dog".
• Question 4: Juxtaposition places two unlike things side - by - side. Option C places "the best of times" and "the worst of times" together.
• Question 5: Personification gives non - human things human characteristics. Option A gives "night" (non - human) the human action of "sighed".

Answer:

1. B. "My mind is like a puppy dog."
2. C. "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."
3. A. The night sighed, and it seemed as if the evening sky was yawning.