Style:
Figurative Language
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The puppy was as playful as a kitten. (simile)
2. The lightning raced across the sky angrily. (personification)
3. His room was a disaster after the party. (metaphor meaning messy)
4. I waited for you for a thousand years! (hyperbole)
5. The night wrapped the city in darkness. (personification)
6. She was as tall as a giraffe. (simile)
7. Knowledge is a key that opens many doors. (metaphor)
8. This bag is so heavy it weighs a ton! (hyperbole)
9. The sea grabbed at the rocks on the shore. (personification)
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
It's raining cats and dogs.
→ idiom meaning heavy rain
metaphor about being unkind
She has a heart of stone.
→ metaphor about being unkind
idiom meaning heavy rain
The wind whispered secrets.
→ personification of wind
hyperbole about laughing hard
I nearly died laughing.
→ hyperbole about laughing hard
personification of wind
Figurative Language
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) The puppy was as playful as a kitten. (simile)
2) The lightning raced across the sky angrily. (personification)
3) His room was a disaster after the party. (metaphor meaning messy)
4) I waited for you for a thousand years! (hyperbole)
5) The night wrapped the city in darkness. (personification)
6) She was as tall as a giraffe. (simile)
7) Knowledge is a key that opens many doors. (metaphor)
8) This bag is so heavy it weighs a ton! (hyperbole)
9) The sea grabbed at the rocks on the shore. (personification)
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
It's raining cats and dogs.
→ idiom meaning heavy rain
metaphor about being unkind
She has a heart of stone.
→ metaphor about being unkind
idiom meaning heavy rain
The wind whispered secrets.
→ personification of wind
hyperbole about laughing hard
I nearly died laughing.
→ hyperbole about laughing hard
personification of wind
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