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WorksheetsFigurative Language
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which word best fits into this simile: Jessie is as brave as a ________.
lion
cat
mouse
Which of the following sentences does not have a metaphor?
There was a storm brewing in her heart.
The baby was an octopus, grabbing at all the cans on the shelf.
Her hair was like a bird's nest.
Click all those sentences that have personification.
The trees danced in the wind.
She was as tall as a building.
The stars in the ink black sky winked down at me.
In which of the following options are ALL three words examples of onomatopoeia?
hoot, pop, drip
chatter, beep, howl
zap, crash, bang
talk, crunch, bam
Which two words in this sentence show assonance:
The car moaned and groaned as he tried to get it to start.
groaned and moaned
tried and get
car and tried
Identify all the sentences that show alliteration:
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
A black bug bit a big black bear.
Go and gather the green leaves on the grass.
Which three devices can be seen in this sentence:
The boy buzzed around as busy as a bee.
assonance, simile and alliteration
onomatopoeia, alliteration and simile
metaphor, simile and assonance
Which word do you think would be repeated in this sentence in the blank:
I have tried this again and (a) , but somehow I can't figure it out.
If a writer uses the word red or uses red imagery in his book again and again, what do you think red symbolises?
anger
peace
Are you more clear on figurative language now?
Yes, very clear.
Somewhat clear.
No, but I will revise from the KO again and keep trying.
