WorksheetsFigurative Language (SMPH)
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 2hrs 0mins
Is the following sentence as simile or metaphor?
Her hands were as cold as ice after the hayride.
simile
metaphor
What type of figurative language is the following sentence?
The dancer's hands fluttered like wings.
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personification
The following sentences gives the flame human qualities:
The candle flame danced in the dark.
So, what type of the figurative language being used?
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personification
The following sentence is exaggerating:
Pam was skinny enough to jump through a keyhole.
So, what type of figurative language is it?
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personification
The following sentence gives human qualities to the thunder and the raindrops:
Thunder grumbled and raindrops reported for duty.
So, what type of figurative language is it?
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personification
The following sentence uses "like" or "as" to compare her head to dying flower.
She hung her head like a dying flower.
So, what type of figurative language is used?
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personification
The following sentence gives human qualities to the sunflowers:
The sunflowers nodded in the wind.
So, what type of figurative language is used?
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personification
The following sentence is exaggerating:
Tanya never stops talking.
So, what type of figurative language is being used?
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personification
The following sentence uses "like" or "as" to compare.
Her laughter was like a warm blanket or a familiar song.
What type of figurative language is being used?
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personification
The following sentence gives human qualities to something that isn't human:
The train screamed down the tracks.
What type of figurative language is being used?
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
What is a simile?
a comparison using "like" or "as"
a comparison, saying something IS something else.
giving human qualities to something that is not a human.
An over exaggeration that truly isn't believable.
Which of the following is an example of personification?
You are as a beautiful as a flower.
The trees danced in the wind.
I waited in line for 10 years!
He is an encyclopedia of knowledge.
What is personification?
A comparison using "like" or "as"
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
and over exaggeration that truly isn't believable
A comparison saying that something IS something else.
The following sentence gives a human quality to the flower:
The flower hugged the earth after being blown over by the storm.
So, what type of figurative language is being used?
personification
hyperbole
metaphor
simile
What type of figurative language is shown?
The runner ran like a cheetah in the race.
metaphor
personification
simile
hyperbole
The following sentence says that her hair IS actually ocean waves:
Her long hair is an ocean of waves.
What type of figurative language is shown?
personification
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
The following sentence says that the little sister IS actually a monster:
My little sister is a monster when she hasn’t had a nap.
What type of figurative language is being used?
Simile
Metaphor
personification
hyperbole
The following sentence uses "like" or "as" to compare.
I was as sick as a dog on the day of the test.
What type of figurative language is being used?
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
The following sentence uses human qualities to describe the tropical storm sleeping.
The tropical storm slept for two days.
What type of figurative language is being used?
Metaphor
Personification
Simile
Hyperbole
The following sentence uses over exaggeration:
Her head was so full of ideas that it was ready to burst wide open.
What type of figurative language is used?
hyperbole
simile
personification
metaphor
What is personification?
giving an inanimate object human-like characteristics.
a way to describe people
exaggeration to make a point
when a person is pretending
What is a simile?
when something is fake
a comparison of two unlike things using like or as
when two words sound exactly the same
a symbol
What is a metaphor?
when you think too hard
a type of constellation
a comparison of two unlike things
exaggeration
What is a hyperbole?
a coffee drink from Starbucks
use of exaggeration to emphasize a point
giving an inanimate object human-like characteristics
a very fast speed
The wind howled in the night.
metaphor
personification
simile
hyperbole
You were as brave as a lion.
simile
metaphor
personifiaction
hyperbole
I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
personification
hyperbole
metaphor
simile
He is a night owl.
personification
hyperbole
metaphor
simile
The stairs groaned as we walked on them.
personification
hyperbole
simile
metaphor
Watching the show was like watching grass grow.
personification
hyperbole
simile
metaphor
I have a million things to do today.
personification
hyperbole
simile
metaphor
Her tears were a river flowing down her cheeks.
personification
hyperbole
simile
metaphor
You are my sunshine.
personification
hyperbole
simile
metaphor
It was so cold, I saw polar bears wearing hats and jackets.
personification
hyperbole
simile
metaphor
This house is as clean as a whistle.
personification
hyperbole
simile
metaphor
The moon smiled at the stars in the sky.
personification
hyperbole
simile
metaphor
Her hands were as cold as ice after the hayride.
He was a rock and would not budge on the issue.
The children were puppets, merely doing what they were told.
The sun winked out from under the clouds.
Julia felt like she had been walking for days.
The house was lonely and desolate while the family was away.
The roses were begging to be watered.
Shane felt like he had a ton of homework to complete and not enough time to do it.
My alarm clock yells at me each morning to wake up, but I ignore it.
I felt as if I could sleep forever.
The flower seemed to be tilting her head towards the people passing by.
Blake declined the invitation, claiming he had a million things to do.
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."
The flower hugged the earth after being blown over by the storm.
The runner ran like a cheetah in the race.
Her long hair is an ocean of waves.
The ocean waves danced in the moonlight.
