WorksheetsFigurative language
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is the definition of the word "hyperbole"?
over the top
being very excited
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
using the same letter sounds over and over again
What is the definition of the word "alliteration"?
overexaggerating
comparing two or more things using the same letter sounds with two words
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
giving human qualities to a thing
What is the definition of the word "onomatopoeia"?
giving human qualities to a thing
using the same letter sounds in a sentence
the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
using exaggeration to make a point
What is the definition of the word "personification"?
giving a human being, non-human qualities.
comparing a person, place of thing using the words "like" or "as"
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman
comparing a person, place of thing NOT using the words "like" or "as
What is the definition of the word "metaphor"?
comparing two or more things using the words "like" or "as"
using exaggeration to make a point
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable (does NOT use the word "like" or "as"
giving human qualities to an object
What is the definition of the word "simile"?
comparing two things WITHOUT using the words "like" or "as"
using the same letter sounds to make a point
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (using the words "like" or "as")
two things that are similar in nature
The branches bowed to the ground.
alliteration
onomatopeia
personification
simile
It is as hot as the Sahara Desert.
hyperbole
metaphor
simile
alliteration
He is a giant in his class, towering a foot over his classmates.
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
onomatopoeia
Clap your hands a little louder.
personification
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
alliteration
I am so hungry, I could eat a horse right now.
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
Vicky Vincent viewed a very valuable vase.
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
alliteration
metaphor
"I held my nose in the breeze so I would not sneeze on your knees" ******EXTRA CREDIT*****
assonance
rhyming
consonance
alliteration
