Figurative Language Worksheets

The moon played hide and seek with the clouds.

• Idiom

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

The water well is as dry as a bone."
is an example of a(n)...

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Simile 

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

He was as cool as a cucumber." is an example of a(n)

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

What type of figurative language is shown?

The ocean waves danced in the moonlight.

• personification

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

What type of figurative language is shown?
Her eyes were as blue as the ocean.

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

What type of figurative language is shown?
Her long hair is an ocean of waves.

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The assignment was a breeze! is an example of a(n)...

• Metaphor 

• Simile 

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia 

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

The firework exploded in the air, making a big BOOM in the air. is an example of 

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

The stars will cry.
The kind of figurative language used here is _______

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

She sells sea shells by the seashore is an example of:

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4