WorksheetsAnalyzing the Use and Purpose of Figurative Language
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 3600secs
What is the purpose of using figurative language in writing?
To make the text more engaging and memorable
To provide literal meanings to words
To simplify complex ideas
To create confusion in the reader's mind
What does figurative language add to a text?
facts about the subject
imagery to describe the subject
To simplify complex ideas
to make a text more complicated
Which of the following would be considered a simile?
I'm a scaredy cat when it comes to scary movies!
I fell as I was walking into the kitchen.
The cat was as fierce as a tiger.
I like hiking in the woods.
Which of the following would be an example of personification?
He is a monster on the track!
The flowers tickled my nose.
The wind was very fast.
He danced in the hallway.
Which of the following would be an example of personification?
The sunlight felt really good.
The tree was like a guiding light.
The car groaned as everyone got in.
My grandmother whistled like the wind.
Why did the author include the following figurative language?
The wind howled and the trees trembeled at the peak of the storm.
To show the movement of the storm over the different cities in the area.
To describe the beauty of the trees in the storm as they swayed.
To show the intensity of the storm by describing the effect on sound and movement.
To explain how the people felt scared when the storm was at its worst because of how loud it was.
Why did the author include the following figurative language?
My brother glared at me, like he had lasers in his eyes, when he saw I was using his new Xbox Series S/X controller.
To explain how the author wish he had used the old controller instead.
To illustrate how intensely his brother was staring which shows he was displeased at what he saw.
To convey the difference between using the old controller in comparison to the new controller.
To show how much his brother liked lasers as a superpower and his wish for wanting them.
Why did the author include the following figurative language?
The smells from the panaderia basically dragged me inside; the pan dulce was screaming my name!
To emphasize the speaker's reluctance and contrast it with their desire for the baked goods.
To show the superiority of pan dulce over conchas.
To describe the feeling of the sugar rush from eating the pan dulce.
To illustrate the smells using movement which shows how addictive sugar is.
Why did the songwriter include the following figurative language?
I feel berserk as a tightrope walker in a three-ring circus
To draw attention to the speaker's desicion making skills and how they need to be better.
To illustrate the speaker's feeling of being out of contrl and feeling frenzied.
To bring awareness to how dangerous of a job it is to be a tightrope walker.
To show how skilled the speaker is at walking on a tightrope.
Poems are organized in . . .
lines and scenes
lines and stanzas
paragraphs and scenes
paragraphs and lines
How many stanzas does this poem have?
none
1
2
3
I played Fortnite until my fingers fell off!
Idiom
Oxymoron
Simile
Hyperbole
It's raining cats and dogs.
Oxymoron
Personification
Idiom
Simile
Silly sally sold sea shells by the sea shore.
Methaphor
Idiom
Personification
Alliteration
Which sentence describes the main theme of the poem?
Dreams are difficult to keep alive.
It's important to aim high with your dreams.
It can feel impossible to accomplish your dreams.
Having dreams is an essential part of life.
Which detail from the poem best supports the theme of the poem?
"Hold fast to dreams" (Line 1)
"For if dreams die / Life is a broken-winged bird" (Lines 2-3)
"Hold fast to dreams / For when dreams go" (Lines 5-6)
"Life is a barren field" (Line 7)
How does the repeated phrase "hold fast to dreams" contribute to the poem?
It stresses the importance of not letting your dreams go.
It shows how dreams can be difficult to keep and hold.
It suggests that people don't work hard enough for their dreams.
It shows how most people have to fight to accomplish their dreams.
What does the poet mean when he compares a life without dreams to "a broken-winged bird" (Line 3) and "a barren field" (Line 7)?
The use of personification suggests that the poet wants the reader to dream big.
The use of these metaphors suggest that the poet wants people to become like birds and farmers.
The use of these similes suggest that the poets believes that dreams will help you fly and grow.
The use of these metaphors suggest that the poet believes that dreams are a necessary part of life,without dreams life is cold and hopeless.
What is the meaning of "barren" in the following:
"Life is a barren field"
cold
large
dry
empty
In this poem, what types of figurative language were used?
similes and idioms
cliches and irony
metaphors and repetition
onomatopoeia and puns
