And yet another way of putting off evaluating that textbook chapter:

If I were a month, I'd be: November
If I were a day of the week, I'd be: Sunday
If I were a piece of furniture, I'd be: Rocking chair
If I were a liquid, I'd be: lavender water
If I were a clothing, I'd be: a knitted vest
If I were a flower/plant, I'd be: some kind of wildflower, maybe a windflower
If I were a season I'd be: autumn
If I were a mythical creature I'd be: look at the title of this blog.
If I were a color, I'd be: pale purple
If I were a sound, I'd be: one of the chords in Dvorak's Five Bagatelles, or the sound of Stephane Grapelli's violin
If I were an element, I'd be: Helium. I always wanted to be a noble gas.
If I were a song, I'd be: something by Charles Trenet. Possibly "Hop Hop"
If I were a movie, I'd be: some kind of sweet, silly, totally unrealistic movie. Not quite "The Princess Bride" but something like it. Maybe "Kiki's Delivery Service" is more like it.
If I were a food, I'd be: good homemade bread
If I were a material, I'd be: a calico print, probably floral
If I were a taste, I'd be: Twining's Sunset Rose tea.
If I were a scent, I'd be: Something simple and herbal. Rosemary or lavender.
If I were a word, I'd be: ethereal
If I were a body part, I'd be: hands
If I were a facial expression, I'd be: a shy, eyes-lowered smile
If I were a shape: Gothic arch
If I were a number: twelve
If I were a bird: mockingbird (not because I mock; because they are my favorite birds: they sing all the time and are less fearful of people than most birds)
If I were a bug: Tiger swallowtail
If I were an instrument, I'd be: a violin or a harmonium
If I were a place: a forest
If I were a disorder: something relatively benign but that stuck with you.
If I were a band: I really don't know. Most of the music I like is not performed by bands. Probably one of the Celtic groups that does mostly traditional stuff. Or maybe Puirt a Baroque.

all of the above questions taken from sulkbrarian