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Figurative Language

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

My father was the sun and the moon to me. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

a)

hyperbole

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

2.

The rain seemed like an old friend who had finally found us. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

a)

onomatopoiea

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

simile

3.

Mr. Z groaned as he got up from the floor. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

a)

metaphor

b)

hyerbole

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

personification

4.

He was a library of information about baseball. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

a)

hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

simile

5.

The curtain was waving to everyone every time the wind blew through the open window. What type of figurative langugae is used in this sentence?

a)

personification

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

hyperbole

d)

metaphor

6.

The tree shook its branches angrily. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

a)

hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

onomatopoeia

7.

Her head was so full of ideas that it was ready to burst wide open. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

a)

hyperbole

b)

personification

c)

metaphor

d)

alliteration

8.

The baby was like an octopus, grabbing for everything in sight. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

a)

hyperbole

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

9.

I got to the sale too late and they were sold out. Oh well, the early bird catches the worm. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

a)

alliteration

b)

personification

c)

metaphor

d)

idiom

10.

Leslie said that she was in the dark about what's going on. What type of figurative language is this?

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

alliteration

d)

idiom

11.

Teddy Tiger tried tying teepees together. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

idiom

c)

hyperbole

d)

alliteration

12.

Silly Sally sang a silly summer song. What type of figurative langugage is used in this sentence?

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

hyperbole

c)

idiom

d)

alliteration

13.

I like pancakes so much I could eat a million of them. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

a)

hyperbole

b)

idiom

c)

personification

d)

alliteration

14.

I was so hungry that I even ate the plate. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

15.

I heard a smash when the cup fell off the table. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

a)

personification

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

onomatopoiea