WorksheetsFigurative Language
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
A metaphor...
Compares 2 things using "like" or "as"
Compares 2 things without using "like" or "as"
Giving human characteristics to something non-human.
Is word play or a joke
Personification is...
Giving human characteristics to something non-human
Saying the opposite of what you mean
Exaggerating what you're saying
Using word play as a joke
Imagery is...
Using the same beginning sound for a string of words
Using the senses to describe something in detail
Extreme exaggerations
Using a thing to represent a feeling or idea
Hyperbole is...
An extreme exaggeration
Giving human characteristics to something non-human
Saying the opposite of what you mean
Using words that all have the same starting sound
An Idiom is...
a phrase that creates it's own meaning
A group of words that all start with the same sound
A word that sounds like what it represents
An extreme exaggeration
An onomatopoeia is...
A word that creates a sound
A phrase that creates it's own meaning
A play on words to create a joke
Saying the opposite of what you mean
A Pun is...
Saying the opposite of what you mean
A play on words to create a joke
A word that creates a sound
A phrase that creates it's own meaning
Which type of figurative language is this:
The mom was a real bear when she didn't get her coffee in the morning.
Metaphor
Similie
Pun
Personification
Which type of figurative language is this:
I'm going to call it a night.
Oxymoron
Idiom
Simile
Personification
This refers to the repetition of the same sound of a letter at the beginning of a group of words.
Metaphor
Alliteration
Assonance
Personification
Which sound device refers to the repitition of vowel sounds?
Alliteration
Idiom
Assonance
Hyperbole
Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
a) Vanessa’s vaccine defends her vulnerable body from the virus
b) Lucy jumps at least a hundred feet in the air
c) Joseph’s vaccine lowers his chances of getting the virus
What is a Simile?
It is a direct comparison between two things that does not use like or as.
It is a comparison between two unlike things that have something in common using the word “like” or “as”.
A camparison
A comparison of the same things.
The sentences below are examples of Simile, EXCEPT.
You are the apple of my eye.
You are as sweet as sugar.
Rhea is like a butterfly.
Rey's t-shirt is as bright as gold.
Johnny went here, there and everywhere
alliteration
assonance
onomatopoeia
An Oxymoron is...
the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words
a self-contradicting word or group of words
the repetition of the sound of a vowel
emphasize a non-human's characteristics by describing them with human attributes.
Which is an example of an Oxymoron?
The sun is smiling
Jumbo Shrimp
Krispy Kreme
I am so tired I can sleep for a year.
What is a symbol?
Something that stands for or suggests something else.
Something that represents the literal meaning of an object.
The central meaning of the text.
The characters in a story.
In a story, what could a storm symbolize?
love
happiness
danger
luck
I was so hungry I could eat a horse.
hyperbole
not hyperbole
What word is the Onomatopoeia in this sentence?
The bottle popped open.
bottle
popped
open
Which one of these is considered a pun?
It was like taking candy from a baby
This is a piece of cake
Kings worry about receding heir line
Is this a pun?
True
False
