WorksheetsFigurative Language Review
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 37mins
Pasqually cried like a baby after he ate too much pasta.
The bus hit a tree and went boom as it exploded.
Avery was so mad his head blew up.
What kind of figurative language is being used?
6th grade is a breeze for some people. For others, it's a giant hurricane.
personification
simile
onomatopoeia
metaphor
Don't let the cat out of the bag.
idiom
metaphor
hyperbole
alliteration
an extreme exaggeration
idiom
simile
personification
hyperbole
"Life is a journey" is an example of what?
Simile
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Alliteration
Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?
Break a leg
She was white as a ghost
Buzz Buzz
Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers
What is the meaning of this simile? "My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."
Her hair is red
She gets really angry
She talks very loudly
She spits when she talks
the use of descriptive detail to create a mental image or feeling
imagery
personification
idiom
onomatopoeia
a word that imitates sound
imagery
personfication
onomatopoeia
idiom
compares two different things USING the words "like" or "as"
metaphor
hyperbole
idiom
simile
the occurrence of the same letter sound at the beginning of closely connected words
imagery
alliteration
hyperbole
metaphor
compares two different things NOT using the words "like" or "as".
simile
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
metaphor
non-human objects given human characteristics
personification
alliteration
hyperbole
idiom
a phrase or expression that has a non-literal meaning attached to it
imagery
hyperbole
idiom
alliteration
The denotation of a word is it's dictionary meaning.
True
False
Referring to someone's house as a "shack" would have a __________ connotation.
positive
negative
inquiring--prying
gossip--chat
gathering--mob
The connotation of a word can be
positive
negative
neutral
true
false
What is an example of denotation?
Childish being negative while youthful is positive
Dreamer- a person who is dreaming or has dreams
Candy apples are very delicious.
How have you been?
What is the meaning of connotation?
Emotional meaning of a word
An emotional outburst
Official meaning of a word
Refers to emotional atmosphere produced by an author’s use of language
"I am titanium."
He clattered and clanged as he washed the dishes
red-herring
alliteration
idiom
personification
It really burned me up when you yelled at me
alliteration
personification
simile
idiom
We had to wait forever!
simile
personification
hyperbole
metaphor
*What is the onomatopoeia?
Mrs. Davis was sitting by her pond listening to the frogs croak.
The gardener lovingly added the manure to his crops believing he was making happy flowers. What is being personified?
The gardener
The flowers
The crops
William knew that he shouldn't have eaten the last cookie out of the cookie jar. He knew that his father loved to eat chocolate chip cookies after work, but William ate the last one anyway. Now as he waited for his father to come home, guilt poked and chewed at William. As delicious as the cookie was, William now wished that he had never opened that cookie jar. What is personified?
The cookie jar
The cookies
Guilt
