Figures of Speech

[Pages:2]Name: _________________________

Date: _________________________

Figures of Speech

Idioms- a phrase that means something different form the individual words in it Simile ? compare two things using like or as Metaphor ? compare two things without using like or as Alliteration ? same beginning sound Onomatopoeia ? words that imitate real sounds Personification ? give human qualities to non-human things Hyperbole ? extreme exaggeration to make a point

(it's raining cats and dogs) (you eat like a pig) (life is a highway) (Alice ate an Apple) (Meow) (The leaves dance in the wind) (I told you a million times.)

Label each statement using the seven figures of speech found above. (Hint: 3 of each kind)

1. ____________________________ Silly Sally sang a sad song. 2. ____________________________ Hold your horses. 3. ____________________________ Doing homework is like doing chores. 4. ____________________________ The bathroom sink drip-drips, drip-drips. 5. ____________________________ I have a ton of homework. 6.____________________________ Streets are streams, cars are fish. 7. ____________________________ Her hair was as dark as night. 8. ____________________________ I'll finish washing dishes faster than you can blink. 9. ____________________________ The cookies begged me to eat them. 10. ____________________________ Peter Piper picked a pickle pepper. 11. ____________________________ "Ahhh", "Weee", "Woo-hoo", was all you heard on the rollercoaster. 12. ____________________________ The rain gently kissed my cheeks. 13. ____________________________ The stars winked at me. 14. ____________________________ My coffee was hot like lava. 15. ____________________________ A taste of your own medicine. 16. ____________________________ Each morning, I woke to the sound "Cock-a-doddle-doo." 17. ____________________________ All bark and no bite. 18. ____________________________ I am a rock, strong and hard. 19. ____________________________ Weird Wally waits, wishes, and whistles while wanting watermelons. 20. ____________________________ I ate so much, I think I'm going to explode. 21. ____________________________ The test was a walk in the park.

?Mr. & Mrs. Brightside

Name: _________________________

Date: _________________________

Figures of Speech

Idioms- a phrase that means something different form the individual words in it Simile ? compare two things using like or as Metaphor ? compare two things without using like or as Alliteration ? same beginning sound Onomatopoeia ? words that imitate real sounds Personification ? give human qualities to non-human things Hyperbole ? extreme exaggeration to make a point

(it's raining cats and dogs) (you eat like a pig) (life is a highway) (Alice ate an Apple) (Meow) (The leaves dance in the wind) (I told you a million times.)

Label each statement using the seven figures of speech found above. (Hint: 3 of each kind)

1. ___________A_ll_it_e_ra_t_io_n__________ 2. _____________Id_io_m_____________ 3. _____________Si_m_i_le____________ 4. _________O__no_m__a_to_p_o_e_ia_________ 5. ___________H_y_p_e_rb_o_l_e__________ 6.____________M_e_t_a_ph_o_r__________ 7. _____________Si_m_i_le____________ 8. ___________H_y_p_e_rb_o_l_e__________ 9. __________P_e_rs_o_n_if_ic_a_ti_on_________ 10. ___________A_ll_it_e_ra_t_io_n__________ 11. _________O__no_m__a_to_p_o_e_ia_________ 12. _________P_e_r_so_n_if_ic_a_ti_o_n_________ 13. _________P_e_r_so_n_if_ic_a_ti_o_n_________ 14. _____________Si_m_i_le____________ 15. _____________Id_i_o_m____________ 16. _________O_n_o_m_a_t_o_p_o_ei_a_________ 17. _____________Id_io_m_____________ 18. ___________M_e_t_a_p_h_or___________ 19. ___________A_lli_te_r_a_ti_on___________ 20. ___________H_y_pe_r_b_o_le___________ 21. ___________M__et_a_p_h_or___________

Silly Sally sang a sad song. Hold your horses. Doing homework is like doing chores. The bathroom sink drip-drips, drip-drips. I have a ton of homework. Streets are streams, cars are fish. Her hair was as dark as night. I'll finish washing dishes faster than you can blink. The cookies begged me to eat them. Peter Piper picked a pickle pepper. "Ahhh", "Weee", "Woo-hoo", was all you heard on the rollercoaster. The rain gently kissed my cheeks. The stars winked at me. My coffee was hot like lava. A taste of your own medicine. Each morning, I woke to the sound "Cock-a-doddle-doo." All bark and no bite. I am a rock, strong and hard. Weird Wally waits, wishes, and whistles while wanting watermelons. I ate so much, I think I'm going to explode. The test was a walk in the park.

?Mr. & Mrs. Brightside

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