FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE Worksheet 1
Name: _______________________________ Date: _____________
1. My father was the sun and the moon to me. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?
A) personification
B) hyperbole
C) simile
D) metaphor
2. The rain seemed like an old friend who had finally found us. What type of figurative language is used in this
sentence?
A) personification
B) simile
C) onomatopoeia
D) metaphor
3. Mr. Z groaned as he got up from the floor.
A) personification
B) metaphor
C) onomatopoeia
D) hyperbole
4. He was a library of information about baseball. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?
A) metaphor
B) personification
C) hyperbole
D) simile
5. The curtain was waving to everyone every time the wind blew through the open window. What type of
figurative language is used in this sentence?
A) hyperbole
B) metaphor
C) onomatopoeia
D) personification
6. The tree shook its branches angrily. What type of figurative language is being used in this sentence?
A) personification
B) metaphor
C) onomatopoeia
D) hyperbole
7. Her head was so full of ideas that it was ready to burst wide open. What type of figurative language is used in
this sentence?
A) personification
B) hyperbole
C) metaphor
D) alliteration
8. The baby was like an octopus, grabbing for everything in sight. What type of figurative language is used in this
sentence?
A) simile
B) metaphor
C) hyperbole
D) personification
9. I got to the sale too late and they were sold out. Oh well, early bird catches the worm.
A) idiom
B) metaphor
C) personification
D) alliteration
10. Leslie said that she was in the dark about what's going on. What type of figurative language is used in this
sentence?
A) idiom
B) personification
C) metaphor
D) alliteration
11. Teddy tiger tried tying teepees together. What type of figurative language is this sentence?
A) idiom
B) onomatopoeia
C) hyperbole
D) alliteration
12. Silly sally sang a silly summer song. What type of figurative language is this sentence?
A) hyperbole
B) alliteration
C) onomatopoeia
D) idiom
13. I like pancakes so much I could eat a million of them. What type of figurative language is used in this
sentence?
A) alliteration
B) personification
C) hyperbole
D) idiom
14. I was so hungry that I even ate the plate. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?
A) hyperbole
B) personification
C) metaphor
D) simile
15. "Smash", when the cup fell off the table. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?
A) metaphor
B) onomatopoeia
C) personification
D) hyperbole
16. Drip, Drop, Drip, Drop went the rain drops falling on the roof of the house. What type of figurative language
is used in this sentence?
A) alliteration
B) onomatopoeia
C) personification
D) metaphor
17. That movie took my breath away. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?
A) alliteration
B) metaphor
C) simile
D) idiom
18. If I fail the test, my goose is cooked
A) alliteration
B) idiom
C) personification
D) metaphor
19. Bugs Bunny bouncing by the ball
A) hyperbole
B) personification
C) idiom
D) alliteration
20. Standing in front of a tornado is as risky as jumping off a cliff
A) simile
B) alliteration
C) metaphor
D) hyperbole
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE Worksheet 2
Name: __________________________________ Date: ____________
1. "I am as hungry as a bear!" The kind of figurative language used here is _______
simile and personification
personification
simile
metaphor
2. "Time flies by!" The kind of figurative language used here is _______
idiom
simile
onomatopoeia
metaphor
3. "Time flies by!" The kind of figurative language used here is _______
idiom
simile
onomatopoeia
metaphor
4. "The raindrops danced on the tabletop." The kind of figurative language used here is _______
alliteration
simile
personification
idiom
5. A comparison between 2 unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
personification
6. "The last day of school is like a day at the beach - easy and relaxing." The kind of figurative language used
here is _______
personification
hyperbole
metaphor
simile
[Link]'s the meaning of this simile?
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."
Her hair is red.
She talks really loudly.
She gets really angry.
She spits when she talks.
8. What's the meaning of this metaphor?
"After all the fans left the stadium, the bleachers were a disaster area."
Trash and leftover food and drinks littered the ground.
Lots of caution tape was used to block off sections.
Reporters were everywhere trying to catch a story.
After the game, a tornado hit.
9. "The stars will cry." The kind of figurative language used here is _______
Metaphor
Personification
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
10. BAM! The door shut behind me.
onomatopoeia
personification
simile
idiom
11. An extreme exaggeration used for effect
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
simile
12. The clock on the wall laughed at me as I tried to finish my test before class ended.
personification
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
13. I was so tired after school, I slept for a month!
hyperbole
simile
alliteration
metaphor
14. Polly Peters positively played Ping-Pong.
Metaphor
Personification
Alliteration
Simile
15. Happy Harry handles handsprings horribly.
Alliteration
Idiom
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia