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Figurative Language Review Worksheet

Directions: Read each sentence below. Each item contains a figure of speech with an accompanying question. Write the letter of the correct answer in the blank to the left.
_______1. Colins drinking straw bent like a tiny elbow causing the last of the orange !uice to gurgle

as it slipped past. "he comparison of Collins drinking straw to an elbow is an e#ample of $%& a simile $'& a metaphor $C& a hyperbole $(& an idiom. ______). %rables desk is co*ered with about a million old papers and maga+ines. "he figure of speech in the abo*e sentence is $%& a simile $'& a hyperbole $C& personification $(& an idiom. ______,. -alling snow slowly wrapped the whole neighborhood in a blanket of white. "his sentence contains an e#ample of $%& a simile $'& a metaphor $C& an idiom $C& personification. ______.. /t was so cold that if you spit the slob would be an ice cube before it hit the ground. /t was about a +illion degrees below +ero. $The Watsons Go to Birmingham1963 by Christopher 0aul Curtis& Which of the following phrases from the passage is a hyperbole1 $%& a +illion degrees below +ero $'& if you spit $C& hit the ground $(& /t was so cold. ______2 "he wind was as loud as a freight train roaring past the windows. Which phrase if substituted for the underlined simile in the sentence would change it to a metaphor1 $%& quickly $'& a loud freight train $C& blowing like a freight train $(& like a monster. ______3. 4a+ardous dri*ing conditions threw cold water on our week5end plans. "hrew cold water on is $%& a simile $'& a metaphor $C& a hyperbole $(& an idiom ______6. % pot of soup sat on the sto*e top bubbling and steaming __________. Which of the following phrases can be placed in the blank abo*e so that the sentence illustrates the use of a simile1 $%& loudly $'& like a small *olcano $C& out of the pot and down the sides $(& for se*eral hours. ______7. 8ncle 9tis is a :crooge about sharing his stash of chocolate co*ered cherries. %ccording to the metaphor abo*e 8ncle 9tis $%& doesnt like candy $'& gi*es most of his candy away $C& will share with a few chosen people $(& is stingy about sharing his supply of candy. ______;. :miling politely and introducing yourself is a good way to break the ice in a room full of strangers. Which phrase could be substituted for the idiom break the ice in the abo*e sentence without changing its meaning1 $%& get attention $'& get o*er being shy $C& make a lot of new friends $(& fool people. _____1<. -i*e hundred !igsaw pu++le pieces fell to the floor like a bli++ard. "he figure of speech in the abo*e sentence is $%& an idiom $'& a metaphor $C& a hyperbole $(& personification. _____11. %ll bundled up in his ski gear =ason was ________________.

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Choose the metaphor that will correctly complete the sentence. $%& uncomfortable and hot $'& a big round walking parade balloon $C& barely able to mo*e $(& as big as a gorilla. _____1). "yler always puts his desk in apple pie order after he finishes his homework. "he idiom in this sentence means that "yler $%& eats apple pie after he finishes his homework $'& stacks things up on his desk like the layers of a pie $C& organi+es his desk rather than lea*ing it messy $(& lea*es his homework on top of anything that might be on his desk. _____1,. /cy twigs sparkled like diamonds in the morning sun. "he simile in this sentence compares $%& the morning sun to diamonds $'& diamonds to sparkle $C& ice to the morning sun $(& icy twigs to diamonds. _____1.. =oms >ew ?ears resolution to read more and watch "@ less lasted about two seconds. Which phrase is the hyperbole1 $%& >ew ?ears resolution $'& about two seconds $C& to read more $(& watch "@ less. _____12. War is a poor chisel for car*ing out peaceful tomorrows. $=artin Auther Bing Cr.& (r. Bings statement about war is an e#ample of $%& a hyperbole $'& an idiom $C&a simile $(& a metaphor. _____13. "he sheet of bubble wrap went off like a string of firecrackers when / tried to stuff it in the trashcan. "he simile in this sentence indicates that the bubble wrap $%& made popping and cracking noises $'& did not fit into the trashcan $C& was not safe to handle $C& caught fire. _____16. "ops of half5buried cars __________ out from under the snow. Which of the following words can be placed in the blank to create personification? $%& protruded $'& stuck $C& popped $(& peeped. _____17. 'radley was a bouncing football tra*eling down the hill beside his sled. 'radleys unusual trip down a snowy hill is presented in the sentence as $%& a simile $'& a metaphor $C& personification $(& a hyperbole. _____1;. :leet whispered in the air before it fell to the rooftops and streets below. Which of the following word groups from the sentence is personification1 $%& fell to the rooftops $'& in the air $C& :leet whispered $(& in the air before it fell. _____)<. Well bless my soul Whats wrong with me? Im itching like a man on a fuzzy tree. My friends say Im actin wild as a bug. Im in love. I m all shook up.
from All Shook Up Words and =usic by 9tis 'lackwell. Recorded by El*is 0resley 1;23.

/n the partial lyrics abo*e 9tis 'lackwell included two $%& similes $'& hyperbole $C& idioms $(& metaphors.