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Figurative Language
Alliteration is a poetic device which repeats the same beginning sound for effect.
Underline the alliteration in these sentences.
Example: The sun sizzled the swimmers’ skin.
1. The rapidly rising river rushed rampantly.
2. A mysterious man mumbled a message.
Finish this sentence with alliteration
3. Never go near ______
Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates natural sounds.
Underline the onomatopoeia(s) in each sentence.
Example: The brook babbled through the woods.
4. The dog’s tail thumped when he wagged it.
5. The arrow whistled in the still air.
6. His guitar strings twanged the sad melody.
7. The rubber band snapped as he stretched it over the box.
8. The fire crackled and popped on a cold night.
Similes and metaphors are figures of speech that compare two different objects or people. Similes compare using the words “like” or “as” while metaphors do not.
Read the sentences below. If it is a SIMILE, write S on the line. If it is a METAPHOR, write M on the line.
Examples: The night was as cold as ice. S
My teacher is a dragon. M
Life is like a rollercoaster. S
9. My mother’s office is as clean as a whistle. ___
10. Super villains have to be as cunning as a fox. ___
11. Her lovely voice was music to his ears. ___
12. We were as busy as bees while we built our treehouse. ___
13. Without my glasses I am as blind as a bat. ___
14. He is a night owl. ___
15. My sisters and I fight like cats and dogs. ___
16. Maria is a chicken. ___
17. My big brother is a couch potato. ___
18. Her eyes were like stars. ___
19. The snow is a white blanket. ___
20. Mom says my dad eats like a pig. ___
Figurative Language (pg. 2)
Name ______Period______
SIMILE—A comparison of two different and dissimilar objects using the word “like” or “as”
METAPHOR—A comparison of two different and dissimilar objects without using “like” or “as”
ALLITERATION—The repetition of the same first letter or sound in a group of words
PERSONIFICATION—An animal or lifeless object acts or is spoken of as if alive or human
ONOMATOPOEIA—A word that sounds like what it describes
HYPERBOLE—An exaggerated statement that goes beyond what is true or normal
Name ______Period______
Tell which of the above figures of speech are used in the sentences below.
1. Whoosh! The bubbling soda rose to its rim erupting foam to the floor beneath it.
2. The popcorn leapt out of the bowl.
3. The center on our team is as tall as a giraffe.
4. The wild wind whistled and wailed.
5. Old Mr. Jones has been teaching here since the Stone Age.
6. The kids were monkeys on the jungle gym.
7. The mother crow screeched at the farmer’s approach.
8. Her brakes sounded like fingernails on a chalkboard.
9. The ocean danced in the moonlight.
10. I dream that I can soar like an eagle.
11. Grandpa is older than dirt.
12. That coach is an ogre.
13. Little leaping lizards lay lazily on a log.
14. The storm attacked the town with great rage.
15. The eggs crackled in the pan.
16. Cakes, cookies, and candies are consumed constantly.
17. My mom is going to kill me.
18. The stars are sparkling diamonds.
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