Figurative Writing Practice

A Grade 10 ELA worksheet focusing on identifying and analyzing various types of figurative language, including simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, and idiom.

Grade 10 ELA WritingWriting Organization and StructureFigurative Writing

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.5CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.4

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Figurative Writing Practice

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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions provided. This worksheet will assess your understanding and application of figurative language.

1. Which type of figurative language makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?

Simile

Metaphor

Personification

Hyperbole

2. The wind whispered secrets through the trees. This is an example of .

3. Her smile was as bright as the sun. This sentence contains a .

4. An idiom is a phrase or expression that typically presents a figurative, non-literal meaning attached to the phrase.

True

False

5. Match each example of figurative language with its correct type.

a. I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

i. Simile

b. The snow was a white blanket over the town.

ii. Metaphor

c. The old house groaned in the wind.

iii. Personification

d. He's got a chip on his shoulder.

iv. Hyperbole

e. Her eyes sparkled like diamonds.

v. Idiom

6. Explain the difference between a simile and a metaphor, providing an original example of each.

Read the following passage and answer the questions below:

The city was a sleeping giant, its skyscrapers piercing the bruised morning sky like jagged teeth. From my window, I watched as the first rays of dawn, timid fingers of light, stretched across the concrete jungle, waking it slowly. The streetlights, weary sentinels, blinked off one by one, surrendering their watch to the ascending sun. Below, the river, a silver ribbon, snaked lazily through the urban landscape, carrying whispers of the night to the distant sea. The air, crisp and biting, tasted of exhaust fumes and the promise of a busy day.

7. Identify and explain two different examples of figurative language from the passage. For each example, state the type of figurative language and analyze its effect on the reader.