Creative Writing Language Features

Giving a thing or object a human characteristic or quality is called...

I tried to peek through the windows but the rotting boards blocked my view.

The sun disappeared and the slow patter of rain started to thrum on the pavement.

Small flames stirred at the trunk of a tree and crawled away through leaves and brushwood.

The forest was a protective mother, safeguarding all that lived within.

The sun hovered over the horizon, and bright fuschia and apricot collided with the deep blue sky.

A comparison of two similar objects using like or as is called...

Which of the following are examples of a SIMILE.

The door swung open with a loud creak of rusty hinges

A part of speech which describes action or movement is called....

I woke up surrounded by an oppressive fog. I started to panic as the fog invaded my lungs. White tendrils engulfed me.

The planes tore through the city, leaving piles of burnt rubble where our houses used to be.

Metaphor, simile, and personification and are all examples of figurative language.

Which of the examples below is not a simile?

If people were like rain, I was a like drizzle and she was like a hurricane

Comparison of two similar things by stating one thing IS another...

Which one of these examples is a simile?

A word which sounds like the action being made is called...

The air swam with dust. Fresh rain tapped its fingertips on the roof and wind whipped through the trees outside.

The wires covered the basement floor like vines waiting to ensnare me in their trap