Figure of Speech Practice

Name:___ Name:_______ ________ ________ ________ ________ ____

Date:____ Date:________ ________ ________ ________  ____ 

Figures of Speech Practice Directions: Match each sentence to the correct correct figure of speech below. A. Metaphor D. Allusion

B. Simile E. Hyperbole

C. Personification

1. A comparis comparison on between between two two unlike unlike things things in which which one one is said said to be anothe anotherr thing. thing. 2. Giving Giving human human character characteristic isticss to nonliving nonliving things. things. 3.

A figure of speech comparing two unlike things using the words like or as.

4. The human human circulato circulatory ry is like a plumbin plumbingg system. system. 5. Life Life is someti sometime mess like like a circus circus.. 6. She She is is as as fat fat as a cow cow!! 7. We made made a ton ton of mone moneyy at the the yard yard sale. sale. 8. Bob, Tim, Tim, and and Caleb are are known known around around school school as the three three stooges. stooges. 9. His belly belly shoo shook k like like a bowl bowl of jelly. jelly. 10.

Steve’s heart was a drum.

11. The hikers hikers were were swallow swallowed ed by the the forest. forest. 12. It took me me forever forever to do that that homework homework!! 13. Bob is is a big big teddy teddy bear. 14. The rain rain was was like a waterfal waterfall.l. 15. His muscles muscles were rocks. rocks. 16. Her finger fingernails nails were were daggers daggers.. 17. Kristy is such such a scrooge when it comes comes to buying Christmas Christmas gifts. gifts. 18. It rained rained so much much we may need need an ark! ark! 19. The wind wind spoke spoke my name. name. 20. I may be afraid afraid of spiders, but but I’m no cowardly lion! lion!

Extra: A woman, who was over weight and teased teased by the skinny cheerleader in high school, school, is now a personal trainer at a gym and is training the once skinny cheerleader to tone her now chubby body. This is an example of _____________________.

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