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"The Airport"-Figurative Language Practice

By Raegen Autry
Last updated over 4 years ago
5 Questions
Read the following story.
1.

Read the metapor in line 2 ("This place is a zoo."). What word could replace the word "zoo" without changing the meaning and effect of the metaphor?

2.

What is being compared in the simile in line 3?

3.

What does the simile in line 3 tell the reader about the type of person Jason is?

4.

The simile in line 6 compares the security guard to Mr. T. What does this simile tell the reader about the security guard?

5.

The personification in line 7 implies (tells the reader) that they conveyor belt is (if you don't know what a conveyor belt is, look it up)...