Name: _______________________________________ Grade/Section:____________________________ Score:_____________

I. Identify the figure of speech used in each sentence below. Write the answer on the given space.
______________1. He has a heart of gold.
______________2. Dale’s smile was as bright as the sun shine.
______________3. Life is a journey; travel it well
______________4. A wicked whisper came and changed my life.
______________5. Men's words are bullets that their enemies take up and make use of against them.
______________6. He roared with the force of a thousand lions.
______________7. The theater is his home.
______________8. There had been no rain for months and all the crops were death. Some parts of the farm were beginning to
look like a desert.
______________9. After a good night sleep, I felt like a million dollars.
______________10. Everyone wanted Ken on the swim team because he could swim like a fish.

II. Each phrase below is a type of figurative language. Match the phrase to the correct type by writing the letter in the blank.

Type
1)________alliteration
2)________simile
3)________metaphor
4)________onomatopoeia
5)________oxymoron
6)________hyperbole
7)________personification
Phrase
A. His heart was a block of ice.
B. open secret
C. pink and purple popsicles
D. The cup danced joyfully across the table.
E. heavy as a rock
F. She was humming a song.
G. Everyone knows that

III. Part II. Answer each question

1) “Cathy is as cute as a kitten” is an example of what two types of figurative language?
A) _______________________B) _______________________

2) “‘Ribbit!’ the frog said to the snake. ‘You must let me pass!’” is an example of what two types of figurative language?
A) _______________________B) _______________________

Name: _______________________________________ Grade/Section:____________________________ Score:_____________

I. Identify the figure of speech used in each sentence below. Write the answer on the given space.
______________1. He has a heart of gold.
______________2. Dale’s smile was as bright as the sun shine.
______________3. Life is a journey; travel it well
______________4. A wicked whisper came and changed my life.
______________5. Men's words are bullets that their enemies take up and make use of against them.
______________6. He roared with the force of a thousand lions.
______________7. The theater is his home.
______________8. There had been no rain for months and all the crops were death. Some parts of the farm were beginning to
look like a desert.
______________9. After a good night sleep, I felt like a million dollars.
______________10. Everyone wanted Ken on the swim team because he could swim like a fish.

II. Each phrase below is a type of figurative language. Match the phrase to the correct type by writing the letter in the blank.

Type
1)________alliteration
2)________simile
3)________metaphor
4)________onomatopoeia
5)________oxymoron
6)________hyperbole
7)________personification
Phrase
A. His heart was a block of ice.
B. open secret
C. pink and purple popsicles
D. The cup danced joyfully across the table.
E. heavy as a rock
F. She was humming a song.
G. Everyone knows that

III. Part II. Answer each question

1) “Cathy is as cute as a kitten” is an example of what two types of figurative language?
A) _______________________B) _______________________

2) “‘Ribbit!’ the frog said to the snake. ‘You must let me pass!’” is an example of what two types of figurative language?
A) _______________________B) _______________________