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WorksheetsFall Themed Figurative Language
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Simile Definition
Comparing two unlike things using like or as
Comparing two things without using like or as
An extreme exaggeration
A play on words
Simile Example
The pumpkin is orange like the sun.
The football has the hardness of a tree.
The yellow leaves rattled in the wind.
The crisp fall wind whispered to us all.
Metaphor Definition
A comparison of two unlike words not using like or as.
Giving nonhuman objects human-like characteristics.
An expression that is not literal in its meaning.
A word that imitates the sound that it makes.
Metaphor Example
The football has the hardness of a tree.
The yellow leaves rattled in the wind.
In fall the fallen leaves fill in the forest floor.
There were trillions of different kinds of food at thanksgiving.
Oxymoron Definition
A phrase that combines contradictory words.
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
A play on words.
An expression that is not literal in its meaning.
Oxymoron Example
The thanksgiving food was awfully great.
The crisp fall wind whispered to us all.
In fall the fallen leaves fill in the forest floor.
The football has the hardness of a tree.
Personification Definition
Giving nonhuman objects human-like characteristics.
A comparison of two unlike words not using like or as.
A comparison of two unlike words using like or as.
A word or phrase that has become familiar or common.
Personification Example
The crisp fall wind whispered to us all.
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
The yellow leaves rattled in the wind.
The pumpkin is orange like the sun.
Onomatopoeia Definition
A word that imitates the sound that it makes.
An extreme exaggeration.
A play on words.
A phrase that combines contradictory words.
Onomatopoeia Example
The yellow leaves rattled in the wind.
The football has the hardness of a tree.
Happy Fall Y'all.
In fall the fallen leaves fill in the floor.
Idiom Definition
An expression that is not literal in it meaning.
Giving nonhuman objects human-like characteristics.
A comparison of two words not using like or as.
A word or phrase that has become familiar or common.
Idiom Example
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
The pumpkin is orange like the sun.
Happy Fall Y'all
In fall the fallen leaves fill in the forest floor.
Alliteration Definition
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
An extreme exaggeration.
A phrase that combines contradictory words.
An expression that is not literal in its meaning.
Alliteration Example
In fall the fallen leaves fill in the forest floor.
The pumpkin is orange like the sun.
The yellow leaves rattled in the wind.
The thanksgiving food was awfully great.
Hyperbole Definition
An extreme exaggeration.
A comparison of two unlike things using like or as.
A play on words.
A word or phrase that has become familiar or common.
Hyperbole Example
There were trillions of different kinds of food at thanksgiving.
Happy Fall Y'all.
The crisp fall wind whispered to us all.
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
Pun Definition
A play on words.
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
A word that imitates the sound that it makes.
A comparison of two unlike words not using like or as.
Pun Example
I'm scarecrow-ed to ask.
The pumpkin is orange like the sun.
The football has the hardness of a tree.
The yellow leaves rattled in the wind.
Cliche' Definition
A word or phrase that has become familiar or common.
An extreme exaggeration.
Giving nonhuman objects human-like characteristics.
A word that imitates the sound that it makes.
Cliche' Example
Happy Fall Y'all.
There were trillions of different kinds of food at thanksgiving.
I'm scarecrow-ed to ask.
The thanksgiving food was awfully great.
