figurative language worksheet #1
date: 11/19/25
directions:
identify the figurative device that is being used in the sentences provided.
simile metaphor hyperbole personification alliteration idiom
allusion oxymoron onomatopoeia
1. “whisper words of wisdom, let it be.” what figurative device is being used in the line by the beatles? alliteration
2. “i was excited because i found $10 in the street, but later that day i got a parking ticket for $20. oh well, you win some, you lose some.” what device is being used here?
3. “she entered with ungainly struggle like some huge awkward chicken, torn, squawking, out of its coop.” simile
4. what figurative device is used in michael jackson’s “thriller” lyrics, “you try to scream but terror takes the sound before you make it”?
5. “over the cobbles he clattered and clashed in the dark inn-yard.” onomatopoeia
6. “the sun in the west was a drop of burning gold that slid near and nearer the sill of the world.” what figurative device is being used in the novel, lord of the flies? idiom
7. “the ride was so fast, it will make your head spin!” what device is being used here? idiom
8. “suddenly the room was filled with deafening silence.” oxymoron
9. “his hair soared in the wind like a captive egret, finally released into the wild.” simile
10. in the novel, speak, laurie halse anderson writes, “my house is shrinking and i feel like alice in wonderland.” what device is being used here? allusion
11. “sobbing, the rain cried into his sleeve.” hyperbole
12. “well, you keep away from her, cause she’s a rattrap if i ever seen one.”
13. in edgar allan poe’s poem, “the bells”, he writes, “from the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.” what device is being used here? alliteration
14. “i listened to his heart pounding through his t - shirt and knew everything was going to be okay now.” idiom
15. “if she found a blade of nut grass in her yard it was like the second battle of the marne.” allusion
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figurative language worksheet #1
date: 11/19/25
directions:
identify the figurative device that is being used in the sentences provided.
simile  metaphor  hyperbole  personification  alliteration  idiom
allusion  oxymoron  onomatopoeia
1. “whisper words of wisdom, let it be.” what figurative device is being used in the line by the beatles?  alliteration
2. “i was excited because i found $10 in the street, but later that day i got a parking ticket for $20. oh well, you win some, you lose some.” what device is being used here?
3. “she entered with ungainly struggle like some huge awkward chicken, torn, squawking, out of its coop.”  simile
4. what figurative device is used in michael jackson’s “thriller” lyrics, “you try to scream but terror takes the sound before you make it”?
5. “over the cobbles he clattered and clashed in the dark inn-yard.”  onomatopoeia
6. “the sun in the west was a drop of burning gold that slid near and nearer the sill of the world.” what figurative device is being used in the novel, lord of the flies?  idiom
7. “the ride was so fast, it will make your head spin!” what device is being used here?  idiom
8. “suddenly the room was filled with deafening silence.”  oxymoron
9. “his hair soared in the wind like a captive egret, finally released into the wild.”  simile
10. in the novel, speak, laurie halse anderson writes, “my house is shrinking and i feel like alice in wonderland.” what device is being used here?  allusion
11. “sobbing, the rain cried into his sleeve.”  hyperbole
12. “well, you keep away from her, cause she’s a rattrap if i ever seen one.”
13. in edgar allan poe’s poem, “the bells”, he writes, “from the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.” what device is being used here?  alliteration
14. “i listened to his heart pounding through his t - shirt and knew everything was going to be okay now.”  idiom
15. “if she found a blade of nut grass in her yard it was like the second battle of the marne.”  allusion
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# Brief Explanations:
Let's solve each question one by one:

1. "Whisper words of wisdom, let it be." - The repetition of the initial 'w' sound in "whisper" and "words" is alliteration. So the answer is Alliteration.
2. "you win some, you lose some" is a common idiom meaning that sometimes you succeed and sometimes you fail. So the answer is Idiom.
3. "like some huge awkward chicken" uses "like" to compare her struggle to a chicken's, so it's a simile. Answer: Simile.
4. "terror takes the sound" - giving terror (an abstract concept) the human action of taking, so personification. Answer: Personification.
5. "clattered and clashed" - these words imitate the sound of his movement, so onomatopoeia. Answer: Onomatopoeia.
6. "The sun... was a drop of burning gold" - directly compares the sun to a drop of gold without using "like" or "as", so metaphor. Answer: Metaphor.
7. "make your head spin" is an idiom meaning to be very dizzy or confused. Answer: Idiom.
8. "deafening silence" - a contradiction (silence can't be deafening), so oxymoron. Answer: Oxymoron.
9. "like a captive egret" uses "like" to compare his hair to an egret, so simile. Answer: Simile.
10. "Alice in Wonderland" is a reference to the story, so allusion. Answer: Allusion.
11. "the rain cried" - giving rain the human action of crying, so personification. Answer: Personification.
12. "she's a rattrap" - directly compares her to a rattrap without "like" or "as", so metaphor. Answer: Metaphor.
13. "jingling and tinkling" - repetition of initial 'j' and 't' sounds, so alliteration. Answer: Alliteration.
14. "heart pounding through his t - shirt" - this is a bit of a stretch, but maybe personification (heart pounding as if it has a will) or maybe just a description. Wait, actually, maybe it's a bit of a hyperbole? No, more likely, maybe it's a description, but actually, the heart is given the action of pounding in a way that's a bit personified? Wait, no, maybe it's just a vivid description. Wait, no, the question is about figurative language. Wait, maybe it's a bit of a hyperbole? No, perhaps it's a case of personification? Wait, no, the heart is an organ, but "pounding through his t - shirt" is a way of describing the intensity, maybe it's a hyperbole? Wait, no, maybe it's a metaphor? No, maybe it's just a description. Wait, maybe I made a mistake. Wait, the original answer in the worksheet was maybe different, but according to the rules, let's re - evaluate. Wait, "listened to his heart pounding" - the heart is doing the action of pounding, which is a natural action, but maybe it's personified? No, maybe it's a case of onomatopoeia? No, "pounding" is a verb. Wait, maybe it's a hyperbole? No, perhaps it's a metaphor? No. Wait, maybe the answer is personification? Wait, no, the heart pounds naturally. Maybe it's a bit of a hyperbole in the sense of the intensity. Wait, maybe I'm overcomplicating. Alternatively, maybe it's a case of personification if we consider the heart as having a will to pound. But maybe the correct answer is personification? Wait, no, let's check again. The sentence is "I listened to his heart pounding through his t - shirt and knew everything was going to be okay now." The heart is pounding, which is a normal action, but maybe the way it's described as "pounding through his t - shirt" is a hyperbole (exaggerating the loudness of the heartbeat). So maybe hyperbole? Wait, but the options are given. Wait, the options are Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole, Personification, Alliteration, Idiom, Allusion, Oxymoron, Onomatopoeia. So "heart pounding through his t - shirt" - maybe hyperbole (exaggerating the force of the heartbeat). So answer: Hyperbole.
15. "like the Second Battle of the Marne" - referencing a historical battle, so allusion. Answer: Allusion.

# Answer:
1. Alliteration
2. Idiom
3. Simile
4. Personification
5. Onomatopoeia
6. Metaphor
7. Idiom
8. Oxymoron
9. Simile
10. Allusion
11. Personification
12. Metaphor
13. Alliteration
14. Hyperbole
15. Allusion

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