Figurative Language Worksheet 1

1. Like burnt-out torches by a sick man's bed Which technique is being used?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Which technique is being used?

• Technique A

• Technique B

• Technique C

• Technique D

Directions: Read the lines of poetry. Slashes represent line breaks. Figure out which technique is being used: simile, metaphor, hyperbole, or personification. In the boxes, explain how you figured out your answer. It is possible that more than one technique is being used. If you can, explain each. 3. When the stars threw down their spears, / And water'd heaven with their tears, Which technique is being used?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Which technique is being used?

• Technique A

• Technique B

• Technique C

• Technique D

Which technique is being used in the following lines: "I do not care to talk to you although / Your speech evokes a thousand sympathies"?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

6. The sun was shining on the sea, / Shining with all his might: Which technique is being used?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

7. The leaves are little yellow fish / swimming in the river. Which technique is being used?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

8. The old clock down in the parlor / Like a sleepless mourner grieves, Which technique is being used?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

9. By the lakes that thus outspread / Their lone waters, lone and dead / Their sad waters, sad and chilly Which technique is being used?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Which technique is being used in the phrase 'Fame is a bee. / It has a song -- / It has a sting --'?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole