WorksheetsOctober in Figurative Language
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 19mins
Jason was a hungry goblin wolfing down a handful of miniature candy bars. The figure of speech in this sentence is
a simile
a metaphor
a hyperbole
an idiom
Tattered curtains hanging in the windows waved to groups of trick-or-treaters who scurried by. What figure of speech is present in this sentence?
a simile
a metaphor
personification
a hyperbole
The sudden chill in the air took my breath away. The idiom in this sentence is
sudden chill
in the air
in the air took
took my breath away
Shadows from the tree’s limbs reached out like an octopus and grabbed at the sidewalk. The simile in this sentence compares
shadows to octopus arms,
a tree to shadows,
a tree to an octopus,
an octopus to a sidewalk.
One corner of our back yard is buried under a million leaves that have blown into a drift against the fence. This sentence illustrates the use of
a simile
a metaphor
an idiom
a hyperbole
Dad is a library of information about all the natural phenomena behind seasonal changes. The metaphor in the above sentence indicates that Dad
talks about the weather a lot,
knows a lot about the weather,
has a job that involves the weather,
is a teacher
Lonnie howled like a coyote when her brother scored the winning touchdown. What two things are compared in this sentence’s simile?
the touchdown and Lonnie’s brother
a score and a coyote
the sound that Lonnie made to a coyote’s howl
Lonnie’s excitement to winning.
“October’s poplars are flaming torches lighting the way to winter.” ~Nova Bair, American poet and musician
What is the figure of speech in this sentence?
a simile
a metaphor
personification
a hyperbole
A row of flickering jack-o-lanterns grinned at us menacingly as we made our way to the front door. The personification in this sentence gives a human characteristic to
a door,
trick-or-treaters,
jack-o-lanterns,
a candle.
Oh, so carefully I carried my mile-high ice-cream cone across the freshly raked yard and climbed the ladder to my tree house. The hyperbole in the above sentence is
the freshly raked yard,
mile-high ice-cream cone
climbed the ladder,
Oh, so carefully.
The moon was a huge, orange eye looking down from the night sky. Which of the following changes the metaphor in this sentence to a simile?
The moon was like a huge orange eye looking down from the night sky.
The moon was a huge orange eye in the night sky.
The moon looked down from the night sky.
The moon was huge and orange.
His steely stare was as cold as an Arctic wind. The simile in this sentence compares
steel to a stare,
a stare to an Arctic wind,
cold to the Arctic,
cold to a wind.
My little sister screamed her head off when Mother stuffed her into a warm sweater. According to the hyperbole, the little girl
loved wearing sweaters,
was not cold,
didn’t like having to wear a sweater,
was singing while her mother dressed her.
A twig snapped underfoot, and I jumped like a jack-in-the-box. The above simile suggests that the person jumped
straight up,
forward,
backwards,
to one side.
Someone has parked the lawnmower and a rake next to my bicycle. Looks like Dad is up to his old tricks again. Which phrase from this sentence is an idiom?
parked the lawnmower
lawnmower and a rake,
next to my bicycle
up to his old tricks
The October wind howled like a wolf on the prowl. Which of the following changes this sentence’s simile to a metaphor?
The October wind gave a wolf’s howl.
The October wind prowled like a howling wolf.
The October wind was a howling wolf on the prowl.
The wind is like a howling wolf in October.
Two streetlights flickered in the distance like blinking owl eyes. The two objects being compared in this simile ar
streetlights and owl eyes,
flickering and blinking,
streetlights and owls,
distance and blinking.
Spades take up leaves
I make a great noise
No better than spoons,
Of rustling all day
And bags full of leaves
Like rabbit and deer
Are light as balloons.
Running away.
~Robert Frost Gathering Leaves
Which figure of speech did the poet use twice in this passage?
a simile
a metaphor
a hyperbole
personification
Night fell like a black velvet curtain and surround the one candle in the room. What mood is portrayed by the simile in this sentence?
excitement
fear
anticipation
giddiness
The deserted room smelled like the inside of a hamper filled with forgotten damp towels. The simile in this sentence tells the reader that the deserted room
had a bad smell,
had been empty for a long time,
was being used for storage,
wasn’t property ventilated.
Summer has gone on vacation and autumn has moved in to take its place. Which figure of speech is illustrated in this sentence?
a simile
a hyperbole
personification
an idiom
A billion or so spiders are hiding in the webs they have constructed in the attic. This sentence contains an example of
a simile
a hyperbole
personificaiton
an idiom
Filling up a trick-or-treat bag on my street is a piece of cake. What does the idiom in this statement say about trick-or-treating in this neighborhood?
Most of the treats are baked goods.
Very few kids go trick-or-treating.
The people who live there give out lots of treats.
Trick-or-treaters come home with empty treat bags.
As I watched the creaking door open, the cat got my tongue and I couldn’t utter a sound. The figure of speech in this sentence is
a simile
an idiom
a hyperbole,
personification.
There was a knock at the door, and Franklin turned as white as a sheet. According to the simile, Franklin was
about to laugh,
embarrassed,
out of breath,
terrified.
