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Directions: Choose the best type of figurative language for the sentence below.
My mouth was as dry as a bone.
personification
metaphor
simile
The road is a pretzel with its twists and turns.
The vines wove their fingers together to form a braid.
Her head was spinning from all of the new information.
America is a melting pot.
Decide on what is being compared in the figurative language example below.
The child whimpered like a wounded puppy when he tripped over his toy.
whimper and wounded
child and toy
child and puppy
It was as fun as a barrel of monkeys.
it and barrel
it and fun
barrel and monkeys
What is the intended meaning of "The road is a pretzel with its twists and turns"?
The road has potholes.
The road has many curves.
The road is under construction.
What is the intended meaning of "Her head was spinning from all of the new information"?
She has new ideas.
She turned to look at the information.
She is overwhelmed.
What is the intended meaning of "America is a melting pot"?
America is experiencing global warming.
America has many restaurants.
America is made up of many cultures.