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Figurative Writing Exploration

This worksheet helps grade 9 students identify and analyze various types of figurative language in literature, enhancing their understanding of author's craft.

Grade 9 ELA WritingWriting Organization and StructureFigurative Writing
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Multiple ChoiceFill in the Blanks2 Short AnswerTrue / FalseMatching

Standards

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

Topics

figurative languagemetaphorsimilepersonificationhyperboleimageryELAwriting
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Figurative Writing Exploration

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Read each question carefully and provide your best answer. This worksheet will test your understanding of various figurative language devices.

1. Which type of figurative language makes a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

a

Metaphor

b

Simile

c

Personification

d

Hyperbole

2. Giving human qualities or actions to inanimate objects or animals is called  .

3. An extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or effect is known as  .

4. Read the following sentence: "The wind whispered secrets through the trees." Identify the figurative language used and explain its effect.

5. A metaphor directly states that one thing is another, without using 'like' or 'as'.

T

True

F

False

6. Write a short paragraph (3-5 sentences) describing a stormy night. Include at least one simile and one metaphor in your description. Underline the figurative language you use.

Match each example of figurative language to its correct type.

7. The classroom was a zoo.

 

a. Simile

8. He eats like a pig.

 

b. Metaphor

9. The sun smiled down on us.

 

c. Personification