Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole, or Personification ... - Teach-nology - Free Printable

Figurative Language Worksheet – Answer Key

#### Directions: Label the following as simile, metaphor, hyperbole, or personification. Explain your choice.

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#### Example:
- The baby cow was as big as a house.
- Label: Hyperbole
- Explanation: Exaggeration ("as big as a house")

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#### 1. Her smile was as sweet as sunshine on a rainy day.
- Label: Simile
- Explanation: Comparison using "as" (her smile is compared to sunshine)

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#### 2. The raindrops danced along the window pane.
- Label: Personification
- Explanation: Giving human qualities to inanimate objects (raindrops "danced")

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#### 3. The woman gave a huge donation to the church because she had a heart of gold.
- Label: Metaphor
- Explanation: Comparison made without using "like" or "as" (her heart is described as being "of gold")

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#### 4. The apartment was so dirty that you would need a hazmat team to enter it.
- Label: Hyperbole
- Explanation: Exaggeration to make a point (the apartment is not literally so dirty that a hazmat team is needed)

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#### 5. The kitten played as quietly as a dormouse.
- Label: Simile
- Explanation: Comparison using "as" (the kitten's quietness is compared to a dormouse)

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#### 6. The wooden table was as solid as a rock.
- Label: Simile
- Explanation: Comparison using "as" (the table's solidity is compared to a rock)

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Final Answer:

1. Simile – Comparison using "as"
2. Personification – Giving human qualities to inanimate objects
3. Metaphor – Comparison without using "like" or "as"
4. Hyperbole – Exaggeration to make a point
5. Simile – Comparison using "as"
6. Simile – Comparison using "as"

Boxed Final Answer:
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\begin{array}{ll}
1. & \text{Simile} \\
2. & \text{Personification} \\
3. & \text{Metaphor} \\
4. & \text{Hyperbole} \\
5. & \text{Simile} \\
6. & \text{Simile} \\
\end{array}
}