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Name _________________________________
Date _________________
Directions: Write the letter of each type of figurative language
next to the sentence that it best matches.
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Hyperbole
1.
D. Alliteration
E. Onomatopoeia
F. Personification
____ He was so strong, he could chop the tree down with one
swing of his axe.
2.
____ “Boom!” The thunder echoed through the sky.
3.
____ After a long day of hiking, he slept like a log.
4.
____ The warm sun peeked out from behind the grey clouds.
5.
____ Bees busily buzzed through the blossoms.
6.
____ She was as happy as a clam when she won the contest.
7.
____ He was a gazelle running smoothly down the road.
8.
____ The cookies were so delicious, I think I ate a million of them!
9.
____ The cereal popped and cracked in my bowl.
10. ____ Many moons passed before March arrived.
11. ____ The teacher was a wise owl.
12. ____ The sky opened and cried its tears upon the earth.
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FIGURATIVELY SPEAKING
ANSWER KEY
Directions: Write the letter of each type of figurative language
next to the sentence that it best matches.
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Hyperbole
1.
D. Alliteration
E. Onomatopoeia
F. Personification
C
____ He was so strong, he could chop the tree down with one
swing of his axe.
E
A After a long day of hiking, he slept like a log.
3. ____
F The warm sun peeked out from behind the grey clouds.
4. ____
D Bees busily buzzed through the blossoms.
5. ____
A She was as happy as a clam when she won the contest.
6. ____
B He was a gazelle running smoothly down the road.
7. ____
C The cookies were so delicious, I think I ate a million of them!
8. ____
E The cereal popped and cracked in my bowl.
9. ____
D Many moons passed before March arrived.
10. ____
B The teacher was a wise owl.
11. ____
F The sky opened and cried its tears upon the earth.
12. ____
2.
____ “Boom!” The thunder echoed through the sky.
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