Figurative Language Worksheet

Identify the figurative language used in the sentence below: “My father was the sun and the moon to me.”

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Identify the figurative language used in the sentence below: "He was a library of information about baseball."

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Identify the figurative language used in the sentence below: “The tree shook its branches angrily.”

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor? Give one example of each.

• A simile compares two things using "like" or "as" (e.g., "Her smile was as bright as the sun."). A metaphor compares two things without using "like" or "as" (e.g., "Her smile was the sun.").

• A simile compares two things without using "like" or "as" (e.g., "Her smile was the sun."). A metaphor compares two things using "like" or "as" (e.g., "Her smile was as bright as the sun.").

• A simile and a metaphor both compare two things using only the word "as" (e.g., "Her smile was as the sun.").

• A simile and a metaphor both describe actions, not comparisons (e.g., "She smiled brightly.").

What effect does personification have on writing?

• Personification makes writing more interesting and vivid by giving human qualities to non-human things. It helps readers imagine scenes more clearly and feel more connected to the story or description.

• Personification makes writing more confusing by using complex vocabulary.

• Personification removes emotions from writing and makes it more factual.

• Personification shortens the length of stories by removing unnecessary details.

Write a sentence using hyperbole.

• I'm so hungry I could eat a mountain of pizza!

• The cat sat on the mat.

• She walked to the store.

• It rained yesterday.

Write a sentence using alliteration.

• Sally silently snuck snacks into school.

• The cat slept on the mat.

• Birds fly in the sky.

• He went to the store.

What is onomatopoeia? Give two examples.

• Boom, Buzz

• Table, Chair

• Happy, Sad

• Run, Jump