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Figurative language

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I Texted you a thousand times

a)

hyperbole

b)

simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

idiom

e)

onomatopoeia

2.

Her tears were a river flowing down her cheeks.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

idiom

d)

personification

3.

Don't beat around the bush

a)

hyperbole

b)

idiom

c)

metaphor

d)

simile

4.

The puppy's fur was as soft as cotton.

a)

metaphor

b)

idiom

c)

hyperbole

d)

simile

5.

The wind howled in the night.

a)

metaphor

b)

idiom

c)

personification

d)

onomotopoeia

6.

The alarm clock was blaring in my ears.

a)

simile

b)

hyperbole

c)

idiom

d)

onomatopoeia

7.

Bugs Bunny brings bacon to bed.

a)

metaphor

b)

alliteration

c)

simile

d)

personificaiton

8.

They fought like cats and dogs.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

idiom

d)

hyperbole

9.

Write an example of a simile.

4 lines
10.

Write an example of a hyperbole.

4 lines
11.

Which one of these are examples of metaphors?

a)

The girl was as tall as a tree.

b)

The snow is a white blanket.

c)

He is a shining star.

d)

Mr Jackson is as smart as a whip.

e)

Hope's eyes were ice.

12.

The snow danced around in the wind.

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

simile

13.

The snow was a blanket covering the ground.

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

simile

14.

After running the mile, Little Bobby was a rock laying on the ground.

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

simile

15.

Running the mile was like climbing Mt. Everest.

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

simile

16.

My tennis shoes stuck out their tongues at my stinky feet after running the mile.

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

simile

17.

The cupcake was a cavity waiting to invade my mouth.

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

simile

18.

After playing football on the cold, January day, his fingers were icicles.

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

simile

19.

Mrs. Molnar was as happy as a lark when all of her students made A's in her class.

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

simile