WorksheetsPoetic Elements and Figurative Language
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
What type of figurative language is this?
She danced like a leaf in a stream.
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
personification
The rain was a waterfall.
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
personification
What type of figurative language is this?
The rain danced on the lake.
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
personification
What type of figurative language is this?
It was so dusty at the building site that I thought a million vacuum cleaners exploded.
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
personification
The following from Dreams by Langston Hughes is an example of ---
Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly
Simile
Metaphor
What type of figurative language is being used in Line 2 "For if dreams die"
Simile
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Personification
a type of language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling
figurate language
foul language
grammar
alliteration
What type of figurative language is being used in Line 3 "Life is a broken-winged bird"
Simile
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Personification
What figurative language is used in this sentence?
"The boy was a statue when the train passed him by"
Simile
Refrain
Personification
Metaphor
Match the following types of figurative language to their definitions
metaphor
Comparing 2 things
simile
Compariing 2 things using like or as
personification
Giving human qualities to something
alliteration
The same beginning sound is repeated in the line
"She has bigger fish to fry" is an example of a(n) (a)
idiom
metaphor
simile
onomatopoeia
What poetic element is found below?
Mary had a little lamb.
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Repetition
Rhyme
What poetic element is found below?
Pop! Goes the weasel.
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Repetition
Rhyme
What poetic element is found below?
Twinkle, Twinkle little star.
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Repetition
Rhyme
What poetic element is found below?
The man gave a fan
to the woman in the van.
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Repetition
Rhyme
What is the rhyme scheme of the poem below?
AABBC
ABABA
AABBA
BBAAB
Which of the following does NOT show strong imagery? (Which does NOT create a strong image that appeals to at least one of your senses in you mind?)
The garbage smelled badly.
The wind whooshed during the pitch black night.
The sour grapes made my face twist up like a pretzel.
The dog was a cotton ball, so fluffy and soft.
Name that sense: "The water well is as dry as a bone."
sound
smell
touch
taste
Name that sense: The thunder boomed in the storm.
touch
sight
taste
sound
Name that sense: The sun stretched its golden arms across the land.
smell
sound
touch
sight
Identify the type of figurative language in the following sentence: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'
A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Personification
D) Hyperbole
Which poetic element is used in the line: 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers'?
A) Onomatopoeia
B) Alliteration
C) Assonance
D) Rhyme
What type of figurative language is used in this sentence: 'Her smile was as bright as the sun'?
A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Personification
D) Hyperbole
In the poem 'The Road Not Taken' by Robert Frost, which poetic element is primarily used to convey the theme of choice?
A) Imagery
B) Symbolism
C) Alliteration
D) Onomatopoeia
Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?
A) The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.
B) The classroom was a zoo.
C) The thunder was as loud as a drum.
D) The leaves rustled like whispers.
