Question

figurative language worksheet 5
directions: read the lines of poetry. slashes represent line breaks. figure out which technique is being used: simile, metaphor, hyperbole, or personification. in the boxes, explain how you figured out your answer. it is possible that more than one technique is being used. if you can, explain each.

1. all books are either dreams, or swords,

you can cut, or you can drug, with words.
which technique is being used?
simile, metaphor, personification, or hyperbole
how do you figure?
(write a sentence explaining your answer)

1. in peaceful noises of the farm, and watch

the pastoral fields burned by the setting sun...
which technique is being used?
simile, metaphor, personification, or hyperbole
how do you figure?
(write a sentence explaining your answer)

1. a watery light

touched bleak the granite bridge, and white
without the slightest tinge of gold,
the city shivered in the cold.
which technique is being used?
simile, metaphor, personification, or hyperbole
how do you figure?
(write a sentence explaining your answer)

1. and still they danced, until the moon sank low,

blushing a little,
which technique is being used?
simile, metaphor, personification, or hyperbole
how do you figure?
(write a sentence explaining your answer)

1. the stones of the field are sharp as steel.

which technique is being used?
simile, metaphor, personification, or hyperbole
how do you figure?
(write a sentence explaining your answer)

Explanation:

1. Answer Explanation for 1: The statement "All books are either dreams, or swords" uses a metaphor. It directly equates books to dreams or swords without using "like" or "as", suggesting books can have the imaginative - quality of dreams or the powerful, cutting - like effect of swords.
2. Answer Explanation for 2: "The pastoral fields burned by the setting sun" uses personification. The word "burned" gives the setting sun a human - like action of causing a burn on the fields, creating a vivid image.
3. Answer Explanation for 3: "The city shivered in the cold" uses personification. Shivering is a human action, and here it is attributed to the city to convey the coldness.
4. Answer Explanation for 4: "Blushing a little" for the moon uses personification. Blushing is a human emotion - related action, and it is given to the moon to create a more vivid and emotional image.
5. Answer Explanation for 5: "The stones of the field are sharp as steel" uses a simile. It compares the sharpness of stones to that of steel using the word "as".

Answer:

1. Metaphor. Explanation: It directly compares books to dreams or swords without using "like" or "as".
2. Personification. Explanation: The sun is given the action of burning the fields.
3. Personification. Explanation: The city is described as shivering, a human action.
4. Personification. Explanation: The moon is said to be blushing, a human trait.
5. Simile. Explanation: Compares the sharpness of stones to steel using "as".