WorksheetsFigurative Language in The Crossover
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 25mins
Match the following terms to their definitions:
Metaphor
a direct comparison of unlike things (using is/are)
Simile
a direct comparison using like or as
Personification
giving human characteristics to nonhumans
Onomatopoeia
sound words
Match the following terms with their definitions:
Hyperbole
an extreme exaggeration
alliteration
repeated consonant sounds
imagery
descriptive words creating an image
idiom
a phrase that cannot be taken literally
I’d burn mad as a flame is an example of
personification
adjective
simile
metaphor
Chapter: At the End of Warm-Ups, My Brother Tries to Dunk
“The gym is a loud, crowded circus.”
What kind of figurative language is this?
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Simile
Metaphor
Chapter: Filthy McNasty
“He has a SLAMMERIFIC SHOT
It's Supersonic SASSY”
What kind of figurative language is this?
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Simile
Alliteration
"If my hair were a tree I'd climb it. I'd kneel down beneath and enshrine it."
What king of figurative language is used?
metaphor
personification
simile
hyperbole
I’d burn mad as a flame is an example of
personification
hyperbole
simile
metaphor
"I'm the next Kevin Durant, Lebron, and Chris Paul." Is what type of figuration language?
simile
allusion
hyperbole
personification
"I throw down so hard, the fiberglass trembles." What kind of figurative language is used?
idiom
hyperbole
personification
onomatopoeia
"I had the sickest double cross, and I kissed so many pretty ladies, they called me Lip-Gloss." What type of figurative language is used?
idiom
hyperbole
personification
onomatopoeia
"But it's hard to concentrate with all the giggling and JB telling Miss Sweet Tea that she's the apple of his eye." What type of figurative language is used?
idiom
hyperbole
personification
onomatopoeia
"Dad is telling us another story for the hundredth time." What type of figurative language is used?
idiom
hyperbole
personification
simile
"The red scissors from Coach's desk are smiling at me." What type of figurative language is used?
idiom
hyperbole
personification
metaphor
"and my dripping will leave you slipping on the floor while I swoop in." What type of figurative language is used?
idiom
hyperbole
personification
onomatopoeia
"to the finish with a fierce finger roll...." What type of figurative language is used?
idiom
hyperbole
alliteration
onomatopoeia
