Figurative Language Worksheet

Words like "buzz" and "hiss" that sound like the noises they describe are examples of what sound device?

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

A simile compares two unlike things using the words "like" or "as."

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• The cat sat on the mat.

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

• The wind whispered secrets through the trees.

• The sun was like a golden coin in the sky.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What type of figurative language gives human qualities to non-human things, like saying "The wind sighed"?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.6.5A

The line "The runner was as fast as a cheetah" uses which type of figurative language?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Hyperbole is a figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis or effect.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

The repetition of the "s" sound in the line "The snake slithered silently through the grass" is an example of which sound device?

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Assonance

• Rhyme

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The sound device in the line "The buzzing bee flew by my ear" contributes to the feeling of the line by:

• creating a vivid auditory image for the reader

• describing the bee's color

• explaining the bee's movement

• showing the bee's size

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The figurative language in the line "He was so hungry he could eat a horse" enhances the understanding of his hunger by:

• emphasizing the extreme level of his hunger

• describing what he actually wants to eat

• showing he likes horses

• explaining his favorite animal

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

The following sentence includes what type of figurative language.​ ​ (a)  

You are as brave as a lion.

• simile
• idiom
• metaphor
• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D