IXL | Interpret the figure of speech | 12th grade language arts

What does the simile in this text suggest?

At an annual festival in Turkey, whirling dervishes practice a tradition of spinning like tops to commemorate the teachings of one of their spiritual leaders.

The dancers rotate rapidly.

The dancers play with toys.

ref_doc_title.

Learn with an example

question

What does the simile in this text suggest?

You're as cold as ice; you're willing to sacrifice our love.

—Foreigner, "Cold as Ice"

The song is about someone who is freezing.

The song is about someone who doesn't care.

key idea

Figures of speech are words or phrases that use language in a nonliteral or unusual way. They can make writing more expressive.

A simile uses like or as to compare two things that are not actually alike.

The cat's fur was as dark as the night.

solution

The text includes a simile, using like or as to compare two things that are not actually alike.

The simile as cold as ice suggests that the song is about someone who doesn't care. Someone who is as cold as ice is numb and doesn't have warm feelings.

Looking for more? Try this:

$Confetti$

Excellent!

Now entering the Challenge Zone—are you ready?

Questions
answeredQuestions

Time
elapsedTime

hr	min	sec
00	00	06

SmartScore
out of 100
IXL's SmartScore is a dynamic measure of progress towards mastery, rather than a percentage grade. It tracks your skill level as you tackle progressively more difficult questions. Consistently answer questions correctly to reach excellence (90), or conquer the Challenge Zone to achieve mastery (100)! Learn more

Teacher tools

Work it out

Not feeling ready yet? These can help:

H.3Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors

M.1Use personification

C.2Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source

Y.4Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 2

Excellent! You got that right!

Jumping to level 1 of 1

Excellent!