Figurative Language Worksheet

What type of figurative language is shown?

The ocean waves danced in the moonlight.

• personification

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

What type of figurative language is shown?
Her eyes were as blue as the ocean.

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• alliteration

What type of figurative language is shown?
Her long hair is an ocean of waves.

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

• metaphor

The assignment was a breeze! is an example of a(n)...

• Metaphor 

• Simile 

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia 

The water well is as dry as a bone."
is an example of a(n)...

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Simile 

• Personification

The firework exploded in the air, making a big BOOM in the air. is an example of 

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• All of the above

The stars will cry.
The kind of figurative language used here is _______

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

She sells sea shells by the seashore is an example of:

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Personification

BAM!  The door shut behind me. 

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• simile

• idiom

What type of figurative language is shown?

The thunder boomed in the storm.

• simile

• personification

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia