Name: _______________________________________ Date: _______________________________ Core: ___

Figurative Language Review – Paragraph

Directions: Find, circle, and label each instance of figurative language in the paragraph. You should find:

Alliteration (4)

Allusion

Hyperbole

Idiom

Metaphor

Onomatopoeia (2)

Personification (2)

Simile (2)

Tonight was the night she had been waiting for. Princess Penelope was head over heels for

Prince Patrick and she had finally persuaded her father to allow her to attend the annual royal

ball. She could hardly wait. Upon hearing the news, Penelope had sprinted like a cheetah all the

way down to the royal dress shop to pick out the perfect dress. As she searched through the

racks, each dress seemed to shudder with excitement, waiting to be chosen. Glancing around,

Penelope’s eyes landed on the most beautiful dress ever made. The dress was a sparkling ruby

as it reflected light from every angle. Penelope thought the dress must be the color of Dorothy’s

slippers. Trying on the dress, Penelope knew it was meant to be worn by her. Now at the ball,

her dress swished as she passed the prince. When she turned around, she found his eyes fixed

on hers like laser beams.

Name: _______________________________________ Date: _______________________________ Core: ___

Figurative Language Review – Poem

Directions: Find, circle, and label each instance of figurative language in the poem. You should find:

Alliteration (5)

Hyperbole (2)

Metaphor (3)

Onomatopoeia (2)

Personification (4)

Simile (2)

The Final Deployment

By Anna Prokos

Selena strapped on her sneakers and ran to the airport _______________________________

like a race horse sprints to the finish line. _________________________________________

She trotted past traffic and trees, ________________________________________________

Zipped over curbs and cracks __________________________________________________

And soon reached her final destination

Where a thousand of her closest friends waited. ____________________________________

And turned their owl eyes in her direction _________________________________________

She took a gasp so loud _______________________________________________________

it was heard on three other continents. ____________________________________________

Selena spotted her brother _____________________________________________________

Thin, clean-shaven, and a fit fiddle ______________________________________________

The siblings stared straight at each other __________________________________________

And ran to give hugs that had waited _____________________________________________

Too long to be given.

Then, like champions taking their final lap, _______________________________________

Ran home to proclaim their memories back.

As family kissed and hugged

and cried a river of tears, ______________________________________________________

Selena kicked off her sneakers

That slumped with exhaustion near ______________________________________________

combat boots that had a million stories to tell. _____________________________________