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Figurative Language

Identify and interpret similes, metaphors, personification, hyperbole, and idioms.

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Figurative Language

Identify and interpret similes, metaphors, personification, hyperbole, and idioms.

Language Arts - Grade 6-8

Instructions: Identify the type of figurative language used and explain what it means in context. Write complete sentences.
  1. 1

    Identify the figurative language and explain its meaning: 'The classroom was a zoo before the teacher arrived.'

  2. 2

    Identify the figurative language: 'Her voice was as smooth as velvet.'

  3. 3

    Identify the figurative language: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

  4. 4

    Identify the figurative language: 'I've told you a million times to clean your room.'

  5. 5

    What does the idiom 'break a leg' mean?

  6. 6

    Write your own simile that compares the feeling of nervousness.

  7. 7

    How does personification help a reader connect to descriptions of nature?

  8. 8

    Write one example each of a metaphor, a hyperbole, and an idiom.

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