Question

1. " the booming ice storm of glass " the example of which figure of speech? A. metaphor B. simile C. personification D. hyperbole
2. " the radio stopped singing " The is an example of which figure of speech?
A. metaphor B. simile C. personification D. hyperbole
3. " like the wind, years go by " This is an example of which figure of speech? A. metaphor B. simile C. personification D. hyperbole
4. What type of poem is " Grass "?
A. a sonnet B. a lyric C. a ballad D. free verse

Answer 1

1. A - metaphor
2. C - personification
3. B - simile
4. Not sure, haven't read the poem :/

Answer 2

Answers:

1. "the booming ice storm of glass" is an example of :

A. metaphor  

Explanation:

Metaphors are a figure of speech used to describe one thing by suggesting a comparison to  another using symbolism, in other words a metaphor often uses one thing to represent the traits of another.

2. "the radio stopped singing" is an example of :

C. personification  

Explanation:

Personification gives human qualities to non-human things, in this case, the radio.

3. "like the wind, years go by"  is an example of:

B. simile  

Explanation:

A simile makes a comparison between two different things using the words “like” or “as”.

4. What type of poem is "Grass"?

D. free verse

Explanation:

Writing in a free verse essentially means that it doesn’t have a regular rhyme scheme.