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Poems With Figurative Language

The document provides examples of figurative language from poems and identifies the type of figurative language used in each example. The types of figurative language examples include metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole, onomatopoeia and alliteration.

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Poems With Figurative Language

The document provides examples of figurative language from poems and identifies the type of figurative language used in each example. The types of figurative language examples include metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole, onomatopoeia and alliteration.

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Leaping Lions leap after lengthy naps.

They sleepily stretch strong appendages To prepare properly for the precious hunt. These lines from the poem Leaping Lions are an example of what type of figurative language? a. Simile b. Onomatopoeia c. Metaphor d. Alliteration In a house the size of a postage stamp lived a man as big as a barge. His mouth could drink the entire river You could say it was rather large These lines from the poem Appetite are an example of what kind of figurative language? a. Simile b. Personification c. Metaphor d. Hyperbole Slam! Slam! Go the car doors. Jangle! Jangle! Go the house keys. These lines from the poem Mom and Dad are Home are an example of what kind of figurative language? a. Simile b. Alliteration c. Onomatopoeia d. personification

The leaves on the ground danced in the wind The brook sang merrily as it went on its way. These lines from the poem My Town are an example of what kind of figurative language? a. Alliteration b. Simile c. Personification d. Idiom

Chirping non-stop, like a machine in the trees, Building their nest like little worker bees. They sing their songs, like chatter-boxes. As regular as alarm clocks These lines from the poem Birds are an example of what kind of figurative language? a. Hyperbole b. Personification c. Metaphor d. Simile Love is a burning candle It's not always easy to handle These lines from the poem Love is are an example of what kind of figurative language? A. Simile B. Metaphor C. Hyperbole D. idiom She is as crazy as a rooster; Still I love her like a sister. Her hair is black and dark Like the color of the midnight sky These lines from the poem My Friend are an example of what kind of figurative language? a. Simile b. Alliteration c. Idiom d. Onomatopoeia Rain races onto the porch Hitting hard like Rockets rushing in a race to the glass. These lines from the poem Rain are an example of what type of figurative language? A. Personification B. Metaphor C. Alliteration D. Hyperbole

Crack! Crack! The fire crackles under the stars. Sizzle! Sizzle! The water sizzles above the fire. Crunch! Crunch! The campers crunching on potato chips. These lines from the poem Camping are an example of what kind of figurative language? a. Idiom b. Metaphor c. Alliteration d. Onomatopoeia

Im bigger than the entire earth More powerful than the sea Though a million, billion have tried Not one could ever stop me. These lines from the poem What am I are an example of what kind of figurative language? a. Alliteration b. Idiom c. Hyperbole d. Personification Willows bend to their partners while the spruces curtsey in response. Cherry trees form a circle and the oaks dance just like debutantes These lines from the poem Natures Chorus are an example of what kind of figurative language? a. Personification b. Onomatopoeia c. Simile d. Alliteration

A mountain of baby carrots, a turkey the size of a cow. a river full of gravy a dog that says meow These lines from the poem Thanksgiving are an example of what kind of figurative language? a. Idiom b. Hyperbole c. Simile d. Metaphor Eyes like a green-yellow crayon, Almost as bright as a ripe orange. My cat rules my heart and my actions. I am as a puppet on strings When he purrs against me Like I am a warm blanket heating him in the cold. These lines from the poem My Cat are an example of what kind of figurative language? a. Onomatopoeia b. Hyperbole c. Simile d. Metaphor

A piece of paper is a cube. It is boring and blank. These lines from the poem paper are an example of what kind of figurative language? a. Simile b. Personification c. Metaphor d. Alliteration

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