WorksheetsFigurative Language
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins
This type of figurative language is a gentler, kinder way of saying something.
Metaphor
Simile
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Euphemism
Identify the meaning of the metaphor.
The car is a dinosaur so we better buy a new one.
The car is very old.
The car was truly made in prehistoric times.
The car is very new.
Identify the figurative language.
"I am as hungry as a bear!" The kind of figurative language used here is _______
simile and personification
personification
simile
metaphor
Identify the meaning of the simile.
At twelve years old, Jenna is like a blooming flower.
Jenna is growing up.
Jenna is about to run away from home.
Jenna is very sick.
Identify the type of figurative language.
At the recital, Olivia's fingers danced over the keyboard.
simile
metaphor
personification
alliteration
hyperbole
This type of figurative language is when two completely opposite words combine to create a different meaning.
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
personification
oxymoron
metaphor
Identify the figurative language.
Tex was tickled as he tasted the tarantula's toes.
alliteration
repetition
hyperbole
imagery
euphemism
giving human characteristics to a nonhuman subject
simile
alliteration
metaphor
personification
Oxymoron
Identify the figurative language.
"Baby, you're a firework"
alliteration
simile
metaphor
onomatopoeia
Identify the figurative language.
The ball came screaming across home plate.
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
personification
euphemism
Identify the figurative language.
That fat cat weighs a thousand pounds!
hyperbole
simile
metaphor
simile
Identify the figurative language.
The long-legged, brown orb slowly crept up the old, rickety barn door. The eight menacing eyes were fixed on me. Ready to puncture my flesh with its' needle-sharp, deadly fangs.
Personfication
Euphemism
Metaphor
Simile
Imagery
Identify the figurative language.
"The sun begged me to get out of bed"
personification
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
Which word is an example of onomatopoeia?
Ryley was popping his legos together to create a figure.
popping
legos
create
popping
Identify the figurative language.
He is as quiet as a mouse.
onomatopoeia
euphemism
simile
hyperbole
oxymoron
