WorksheetsIdentifying Figurative Language Imagery
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Compares two different things using the words "like" or "as"
simile
metaphor
idiom
hyperbole
An extreme exaggeration
personification
onomatopoeia
imagery
hyperbole
A word that represents a sound
idiom
alliteration
onomatopoeia
metaphor
Using very descriptive language
idiom
imagery
hyperbole
personification
Compares two different things without using the words "like" or "as"
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
The same letter sound is repeated throughout a sentence
onomatopoeia
alliteration
idiom
personification
Giving human characteristics to non-human objects
hyperbole
imagery
personification
simile
An expression where the words used, mean something different than you would find in the dictionary
idiom
simile
metaphor
imagery
What type of figurative language is used in the sentence below?
Jonathan was so exhausted he could have slept for a year.
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
personification
Which kind of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
The girl was as bright as the sun.
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
idiom
Which kind of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
The moon smiled at the sun and went home.
alliteration
imagery
hyperbole
personification
Which kind of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
You are an angel.
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
Which kind of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
She runs like the wind.
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
idiom
Which kind of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
The boy is so tall he is a giant.
metaphor
simile
idiom
personification
Which kind of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
Can you give me a hand with this mess?
idiom
alliteration
hyperbole
imagery
Which kind of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
Billy Bob likes to eat bananas for breakfast.
idiom
alliteration
hyperbole
imagery
Which kind of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
I am the smartest person in the universe.
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
personification
Which kind of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
The mice danced and sang until midnight.
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
personification
Which kind of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
Ring, Ring, went my alarm clock.
imagery
idiom
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
Which kind of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
The girl could smell the fresh lavender as she glided through the beautiful garden of delicate flowers.
imagery
idiom
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
Which kind of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
Boom! The explosion rang through the air.
imagery
idiom
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
Which kind of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
It is so bright in here. Hit the lights.
imagery
idiom
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
Which kind of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
The sweet smell of the double chocolate cookies flows through the air.
imagery
idiom
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
Which kind of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
Sandra's silly sister always takes her tiny toys.
idiom
simile
alliteration
onomatopoeia
