"Heartbeat" Figurative Language Practice

Read the following quote from "Heartbeat" by David Yoo.

"I was sixteen years old, but looked like I was eleven."

Select TWO types of figurative language that are being used.

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• repetition

• metaphor

• simile

Read the following quote from "Heartbeat" by David Yoo.

"I did countless push-ups and curled free weights until I couldn't bend my arms."

Select ONE type of figurative language that is being used.

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• repetition

• metaphor

• simile

Read the following quote from "Heartbeat" by David Yoo.

"I am like a sieve."

Select ONE type of figurative language that is being used.

• alliteration

• nautical allusion

• repetition

• metaphor

• simile

Read the following quote from "Heartbeat" by David Yoo.

"The 83 calories in a mini-Snickers bar is moot because I waste 90 chewing it."

Select ONE type of figurative language that is being used.

• alliteration

• nautical allusion

• sarcasm

• metaphor

• simile

Read the following quote from "Heartbeat" by David Yoo.

"I constantly weighed myself. At least once an hour, no matter where I was."

Select ONE type of figurative language that is being used.

• alliteration

• nautical allusion

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• simile

Read the following quote from "Heartbeat" by David Yoo.

"...stumbled on the simplest solution...."

Select ONE type of figurative language that is being used.

• alliteration

• nautical allusion

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• simile

Read the following quote from "Heartbeat" by David Yoo.

"I felt like I was reborn."

Select ONE type of figurative language that is being used.

• alliteration

• nautical allusion

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• repetition

Read the following quote from "Heartbeat" by David Yoo.

"My Q-tip-sized shoulders transformed into NBA-grapefruit deltoids."

Select TWO types of figurative language that are being used.

• alliteration

• nautical allusion

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• repetition

Read the following quote from "Heartbeat" by David Yoo.

"'I don't fit into anything anymore,' I said. 'It reflects poorly on you guys. You could get arrested.'"

Select TWO types of figurative language that are being used.

• alliteration

• sarcasm

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• repetition

Read the following quote from "Heartbeat" by David Yoo.

"The four T-shirts under my wool sweater were smashing my lungs together like a male girdle."

Select TWO types of figurative language that are being used.

• alliteration

• repetition

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• simile