Name: _______________________________________ Date: _______________________________ Core: ___
Figurative Language Review – Paragraph
Directions: Find, circle, and label each instance of figurative language in the paragraph. You should find:
Alliteration (4)
Allusion
Hyperbole
Idiom
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia (2)
Personification (2)
Simile (2)
Tonight was the night she had been waiting for. Princess Penelope was head over heels for
Prince Patrick and she had finally persuaded her father to allow her to attend the annual royal
ball. She could hardly wait. Upon hearing the news, Penelope had sprinted like a cheetah all the
way down to the royal dress shop to pick out the perfect dress. As she searched through the
racks, each dress seemed to shudder with excitement, waiting to be chosen. Glancing around,
Penelope’s eyes landed on the most beautiful dress ever made. The dress was a sparkling ruby
as it reflected light from every angle. Penelope thought the dress must be the color of Dorothy’s
slippers. Trying on the dress, Penelope knew it was meant to be worn by her. Now at the ball,
her dress swished as she passed the prince. When she turned around, she found his eyes fixed
on hers like laser beams.
Name: _______________________________________ Date: _______________________________ Core: ___
Figurative Language Review – Poem
Directions: Find, circle, and label each instance of figurative language in the poem. You should find:
Alliteration (5)
Hyperbole (2)
Metaphor (3)
Onomatopoeia (2)
Personification (4)
Simile (2)
The Final Deployment
By Anna Prokos
Selena strapped on her sneakers and ran to the airport
like a race horse sprints to the finish line.
She trotted past traffic and trees,
Zipped over curbs and cracks
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And soon reached her final destination
Where a thousand of her closest friends waited.
And turned their owl eyes in her direction
She took a gasp so loud
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it was heard on three other continents.
Selena spotted her brother
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Thin, clean-shaven, and a fit fiddle
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The siblings stared straight at each other
And ran to give hugs that had waited
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Too long to be given.
Then, like champions taking their final lap,
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Ran home to proclaim their memories back.
As family kissed and hugged
and cried a river of tears,
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Selena kicked off her sneakers
That slumped with exhaustion near
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combat boots that had a million stories to tell.
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