WorksheetsFigurative Language Review 1
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 11mins
The town was surrounded by the living dead after the outbreak.
oxymoron
simile
metaphor
onomatopoeia
To my dog, our neighborhood park is the Garden of Eden.
Euphemism
Allusion
Personification
Symbolism
My shoes begged me not to go for a run today.
personification
oxymoron
metaphor
alliteration
We're just not compatible. You're a cat person, and I'm a... well, I'm a lizard person.
What is happening in this Euphemism?
One person is breaking up with the other
Two friends are reconnecting
One person is asking the other out
Two people are having a general conversation
The task was as easy as nailing jelly to a tree.
simile
metaphor
onomatopoeia
symbolism
John's suggestion was just a Band-Aid for the problem.
metaphor
euphemism
simile
symbolism
I heard the steaks sizzle as they were placed on the grill.
onomatopoeia
oxymoron
allusion
euphemism
The rusty door hinges complained as we pushed open the stuck door.
personification
metaphor
simile
symbolism
My wife called her $300 shopping spree retail therapy.
euphemism
oxymoron
simile
alliteration
It was so cold outside, I saw polar bears wearing parkas and sitting by a fire.
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
personification
allusion
After they had broken up, Andrea saw all the red flags (in her ex) she missed when they were dating.
symbolism
simile
euphemism
allusion
Sally sells seashells by the seashore.
alliteration
euphemism
metaphor
oxymoron
My friend texted me a question and I responded with a thumbs up emoji.
symbolism
simile
metaphor
alliteration
My hands were icicles because of the cold weather.
metaphor
alliteration
euphemism
simile
The thunder grumbled angrily in the distance.
personification
simile
allusion
oxymoron
In the school play, Freddy roared like a lion.
What is being compared?
Freddy and the Lion
Freddy and Roared
School and the Play
School and the Lion
Use onomatopoeia to complete the sentence.
Miranda hurled the tomato off the building and watched it ________________ on the sidewalk.
fall
land
splatter
explode
