Style:
Figurative Language
Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Fix the sentence:
The sentence "The classroom was a zoo" is personification.
Rewrite: The sentence "The classroom was a zoo" is a metaphor.
2. Fix the sentence:
The sentence "The leaves danced in the breeze" is a simile.
Rewrite: The sentence "The leaves danced in the breeze" is personification.
3. Fix the sentence:
The sentence "Her eyes sparkled like diamonds" is a metaphor because it compares two things.
Rewrite: The sentence "Her eyes sparkled like diamonds" is a simile because it uses the word like.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The pillow was as soft as a cloud. This sentence is a simile.
2. When we say the sun smiled down on us, the sun is given a human action.
3. A metaphor says one thing IS another thing to make a comparison.
4. Figurative language does not mean exactly what the words say.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. A metaphor compares two things without using like or as.
True False
2. The sentence "Time is money" is a simile.
True False
3. Figurative language helps make writing more interesting and vivid.
True False
Figurative Language
★ Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1) Fix the sentence:
The sentence "The classroom was a zoo" is personification.
Rewrite: The sentence "The classroom was a zoo" is a metaphor.
2) Fix the sentence:
The sentence "The leaves danced in the breeze" is a simile.
Rewrite: The sentence "The leaves danced in the breeze" is personification.
3) Fix the sentence:
The sentence "Her eyes sparkled like diamonds" is a metaphor because it compares two things.
Rewrite: The sentence "Her eyes sparkled like diamonds" is a simile because it uses the word like.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) The pillow was as soft as a cloud. This sentence is a simile.
2) When we say the sun smiled down on us, the sun is given a human action.
3) A metaphor says one thing IS another thing to make a comparison.
4) Figurative language does not mean exactly what the words say.
★ Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1) A metaphor compares two things without using like or as.
True
False
2) The sentence "Time is money" is a simile.
True
False
3) Figurative language helps make writing more interesting and vivid.
True
False
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