Figurative Language Worksheet
Let’s review:
Figurative language is language that uses images or language to make
comparisons
Metaphor compares two objects or ideas without using "like" or "as"
1. My father was the sun and the moon to me. What type of figurative
language is used in this sentence?
a.
Simile
Compare one thing to another
b.
metaphor
(like butterflies in my stomach)
c.
both
d.
neither
2. The rain seemed like an old friend who had finally found us. What type of
figurative language is used in this sentence?
a.
Simile
Compare one thing to another
b.
metaphor
(like butterflies in my stomach)
c.
both
d.
neither
3. He was a library of information about baseball. What type of figurative
language is used in this sentence?
a.
Simile
b.
metaphor
Compare one thing to another
(like butterflies in my stomach)
c.
both
d.
neither
4. The baby was like an octopus, grabbing for everything in sight. What type
of figurative language is used in this sentence?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Simile
Compare one thing to another
metaphor
(like butterflies in my stomach)
both
neither
5. My father was the sun and the moon to me. What type of figurative
language is used in this sentence?
a.
Simile
Compare one thing to another
b.
metaphor
(like butterflies in my stomach)
c.
both
d.
neither
6. The rain seemed like an old friend who had finally found us. What type of
figurative language is used in this sentence?
a.
Simile
Compare one thing to another
b.
metaphor
(like butterflies in my stomach)
c.
both
d.
neither
7. He was a library of information about baseball. What type of figurative
language is used in this sentence?
a.
Simile
Compare one thing to another
b.
metaphor
(like butterflies in my stomach)
c.
both
d.
neither
8. The baby was like an octopus, grabbing for everything in sight. What type
of figurative language is used in this sentence?
a.
Simile
Compare one thing to another
b.
metaphor
(like butterflies in my stomach)
c.
both
d.
neither
9. Read the following sentence. "Dudley’s favorite punching bag was Harry, but
he couldn’t often catch him." The sentence is an example of which type of
figurative language?
a.
Simile
b.
metaphor
Compare one thing to another
(like butterflies in my stomach)
c.
both
d.
neither
10. Read the following sentence. "His face went from red to green faster than
a set of traffic lights." The sentence is an example of which type of
figurative language?
a.
Simile
Compare one thing to another
b.
metaphor
(like butterflies in my stomach)
c.
both
d.
neither