Figurative Language Finder
Name: ____________________________________________
Session # ________
Book: _________________________________________________________________
Your task is to find FOUR examples of figurative language used in the reading. These passages
can be examples of simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, or
alliteration. For each example of figurative language, you must identify the literal and
figurative meanings of the phrases. The literal meaning of the phrase is its actual meaning,
whereas the figurative meaning of the phrase is its implied meaning. For example:
“It’s raining cats and dogs!”
Literal Meaning – Cats and dogs are raining down from
clouds in the sky.
Figurative Meaning – It is a very heavy rainstorm.
When your group meets, share each phrase and allow your group members to identify the type
of figurative language used in each phrase. Have your group try to guess the literal and
figurative meanings before you read them out loud.
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Figurative Meaning:
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Literal Meaning:
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Figurative Meaning:
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(phrase)
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Literal Meaning:
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Figurative Meaning:
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Literal Meaning:
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