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WorksheetsFigurative Language
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is a simile?
A figure of speech that states one thing is another thing.
Descriptive language comparing two things using the words "like" or "as".
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
A word used to imitate a sound.
What is a metaphor?
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unrelated things. Does not use like or as.
The idea that things represent other things.
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
gives human characteristics to nonhuman things or inanimate objects
What is alliteration?
A word that mimics a sound
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unrelated things. Does not use "like" or "as".
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Use of symbols to represent ideas the idea that things represent other things
What is symbolism?
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
A word that mimics a sound
The idea that things represent other things
When an author gives human characteristics to a nonhuman thing
What is imagery?
When an author gives human characteristics to a nonhuman thing
The idea that things represent other things
language used by poets, novelists and other writers to create images in the mind of the reader
a self-contradicting word or group of words
What is personification?
a self contradicting word or group of words
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
When an author gives human characteristics to a nonhuman things or inanimate objects.
language used by poets, novelists and other writers to create images in the mind of the reader.
His words were a knife to my heart. He really hurt my feelings. This is an example of...
personification
symbolism
simile
metaphor
"I saw you hold our home together like a foundation that would never crumble." This is an example of...
Symbolism
simile
personification
metaphor
"We lurk late. We strike straight." These lines are an example of what type of figurative language?
Alliteration
rhyme
simile
repetition
The color red could be used in a story or poem to represent passion or love. What type of figurative language is this an example of?
Metaphor
Simile
Symbolism
Imagery
"A quiet curtain of moss that drips with melting snow." This is an example of...
metaphor
imagery
simile
alliteration
"He sits like a stray dog, flea-covered and matted." This is an example of....
Symbolism
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
What effect does alliteration have on a poem? Choose the best answer.
Adds rhythm, grabs reader's attention, and sets the mood
Helps the overall flow of the poem.
Makes the poem fun!
Makes it sound better.
"And Spring herself, when she woke at dawn, Would scarcely know that we were gone." This quote is an example of....
Alliteration
Symbolism
Imagery
Personification
What effect does personification have on the reader?
Gives the poem rhythm.
Improves the overall flow of the poem.
Helps to make inanimate objects more relatable.
Makes the poem rhyme.
