WorksheetsT11 Figurative Language
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The old car woke reluctantly from its overnight sleep. Coughing and sputtering, it finally broke into a loud roar.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Irony
After Marshall climbed three flights of stairs, he had to sit down. He was a puffing steam engine.
Understatement
Metaphor
Personification
Metonymy
Shay ran in a relay race on Saturday. When it was over, her legs felt like lead.
Simile
Metaphor
Irony
Hyperbole
The Yankees have been throwing the ball really well, and they have been hitting better than they have been in the past few seasons.
Personification
Synecdoche
Metonymy
Hyperbole
"The brains helped me with my homework." Mike blurted out in a such matter-of-fact tone.
Metaphor
Understatement
Irony
Synecdoche
In the episode of Friends where the friends go to London for Ross and Emily’s wedding, Chandler says, "I'm so glad we're having this rehearsal dinner. You know, I so rarely get to practice my meals before I eat them."
irony
simile
Personification
Metaphor
Your friend invites you over to see their new fixer-upper. You are shocked at the poor condition of the house. An understatement would be: “Oh, it will need some fresh paint”
Hyperbole
Understatement
Metaphor
Irony
"More delays? No way!" she grunted. "We waited for centuries for the latest game to be released!"
simile
personification
irony
hyperbole
If we do not fill out the forms properly, the suits will be after us shortly.
.Synecdoche
Metaphor
Metonymy
Understatement
He did not realize that his last chance was walking out the door.
Irony
Personification
Hyperbole
Metaphor
