WorksheetsFigurative Language
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is an Idiom?
A form of "Word Play" in which the word has a double meaning.
A statement that doesn't really mean what is being said
Comparing two unlike things
What is a Simile?
Comparing two unlike things using like or as
Comparing two things WITHOUT using like or as
A saying with a little bit of wisdom
What is a metaphor?
Using like or as to compare two unlike things
Comparing two things WITHOUT using like or as
A form of word play in which the word has a double meaning.
What's the meaning of this metaphor?
"After all the fans left the stadium, the bleachers were a disaster area."
Trash and leftover food and drinks littered the ground.
After the game, a tornado hit.
Reporters were everywhere trying to catch a story.
After the last incident, she is walking on eggshells. This means...
She is learning how to walk.
She is in the chicken coop.
She is trying not to upset anyone.
What does "She was pulling my leg," mean?
She grabbed my leg and tugged on it.
She hurt my leg.
She was joking with me.
At the recital, Olivia's fingers danced over the keyboard.
Olivia was a weak piano player.
Olivia didn't know how to play; she just pounded the keys.
Olivia played the piano easily and beautifully.
Sally is the sun in my life.
Sally is yellow.
Sally is standing on the roof.
Sally is important to me.
Mary's voice is the music to my ears.
A) Idiom
B) Metaphor
C) joke!
My life is like a roller coaster.
A. simile
B. idiom
C.metaphor
The wind was howling like a wolf.
A. metaphor
B. Idiom
C. Simile
The snow is a white blanket.
Simile
Metaphor
"The city was a jungle" is an example of what?
metaphor
simile
"As straight as an arrow" is an example of what?
simile
metaphor
A comparison between 2 unlike things using 'like' or 'as'
metaphor
simile
