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Figurative Language Practice I
Name : ________________________________________ Date: ______________ Class: ________
Princess Penelope 1.) Tonight was the night she had been waiting for. Princess Penelope was head over 2.) heels for Prince Patrick and she had finally persuaded her father to allow her to 3.) attend the annual royal ball. She could hardly wait. Upon hearing the news, 4.) Penelope had sprinted like a cheetah all the way down to the royal dress shop to 5.) pick out the perfect dress. As she searched through the racks, each dress seemed 6.) to shudder with excitement, waiting to be chosen. Glancing around, Penelope’s 7.) eyes landed on the most beautiful dress ever made. The dress was a sparkling 8.) ruby as it reflected light from every angle. Penelope thought the dress must be 9.) the color of Dorothy’s slippers. Trying on the dress, Penelope knew it was meant 10.) to be worn by her. Now at the ball, her dress swished as she passed the prince. 11.)When she turned around, she found his eyes fixed on hers like laser beams. # Figurative Language Original (from story) New (your own example) 1
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Figurative Language Practice II
Princess Penelope 1.) Tonight was the night she had been waiting for. Princess Penelope was head over 2.) heels for Prince Patrick and she had finally persuaded her father to allow her to 3.) attend the annual royal ball. She could hardly wait. Upon hearing the news, 4.) Penelope had sprinted like a cheetah all the way down to the royal dress shop to 5.) pick out the perfect dress. As she searched through the racks, each dress seemed 6.) to shudder with excitement, waiting to be chosen. Glancing around, Penelope’s 7.) eyes landed on the most beautiful dress ever made. The dress was a sparkling 8.) ruby as it reflected light from every angle. Penelope thought the dress must be 9.) the color of Dorothy’s slippers. Trying on the dress, Penelope knew it was meant 10.) to be worn by her. Now at the ball, her dress swished as she passed the prince. 11.)When she turned around, she found his eyes fixed on hers like laser beams. Directions: Choose the best answer(s) for each of the following questions. 1. In line 1, the princess’s name contains alliteration. Which of the following last names for the princess would be consistent with this alliteration?
Jones Pellum Phillips Peterson Queen Parker
2. According to the simile in line 4, the princess ran swiftly to the dress shop. This reveals that the princess is…
Excited Sluggish Despairing Melancholy Lackadaisical Foolish
3. In line 4, which of the following words could best be substituted for the word “cheetah” without changing the meaning of the simile or sentence?
Olympic runner Quickly Puppy Lightning
4. In order to understand the allusion in line 8, the reader must…
Know someone named Dorothy Be familiar with The Wizard of Oz Have slippers like Dorothy’s Be able to correctly define allusion
5. What is the best meaning for the idiom in lines 1-‐2? Princess Penelope was head over heels for Prince Patrick and she finally persuaded her father to allow her to attend the annual royal ball.
Being in love Bobbing for apples Being excited by or about someone Tripping and falling