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WorksheetsFigurative Language
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
What form of figurative language is this example? “Tick, tock.” ― Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire
metaphor
simile
onomatopoeia
allusion
”A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it is not open”.-Frank Zappa
onomatopoeia
simile
metaphor
alliteration
“I like to walk in the woods and see what Mother Nature is wearing.” - Flannery O'Connor, Good Country People
hyperbole
allusion
personification
idiom
“It's a piece of cake.”
hyperbole
idiom
allusion
simile
”Once upon a midnight dreary while I pondered weak and weary,” - Edgar Allan Poe, "The Raven"
metaphor
alliteration
onomatopoeia
allusion
“Conscience is a man’s compass.” - Vincent Van Gogh
simile
alliteration
metaphor
idiom
“ It’s raining cats and dogs.”
personification
idiom
alliteration
allusion
What is a simile?
Comparing two unlike things using as, like, or than
An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally
Words that sound like their meaning
A comparison between two things not using like or as
Alliteration is...
an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally
a comparison using like or as
repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
Words that sound like their meaning
What is a metaphor?
A comparison that does not use like, as, or than
the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
A comparison that does use like, as, or than
words that sound like their meaning
What is onomatopoeia?
Words that sound like what they mean
an exaggerated statement
a comparison using like, as, or than
an expression not meant to be taken literally (ex. On cloud 9, raining cats and dogs)
What is hyperbole?
An exaggerated statement not to be taken literally.
Telling the truth
Comparing a rock to a island
Break a leg
Two words that have opposite or very different meanings, like "jumbo shrimp"
Couplet
Imagery
Oxymorons
Limerick
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
They thought he was a wise fool.
Oxymoron
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Personification
I've told you a million times to clean your room!
Alliteration
Personification
metaphor
Hyperbole
Using human qualities or characteristics to describe non human things
hyperbole
personification
metaphor
simile
Compares 2 unlike things saying one thing is another thing
simile
alliteration
metaphor
hyperbole
What type of figurative language is this: This box is so heavy it weights a ton!
onomatopoeia
alliteration
metaphor
hyperbole
This is an example of:
My life is a dream.
