Figurative language Warm-Ups

Day One: Read the sentence and assign the correct type of figurative language to each.

Personification Alliteration Hyperbole idiom Metaphor Simile

1. It’s been raining cats and dogs outside. ______________________

2. The evening sky cradled the moon through the night. ____________________
3. Caroline is like a jar of honey because she is so sweet and kind._______________________
4. They way my brother eats is just like my dog; he gets very slobbery!
_________________________
5. Ms. Thompson was feeling a bit under the weather, so she decided to stay home.
___________________.

Day Two: After reading each sentence, explain what the sentence means and what type of figurative
language is being used

Example: Unfortunately, some students want me to bend over backwards to help them get an A, but
they are asking too much!

What does the sentence mean? What is the type of figurative language?
Students want the teachers to go beyond Bend over backwards = Idiom
what is necessary, do anything or
everything, for them to receive an A.

1. You are a monster, the way you yell at people!

2. So, do you see that Sarah and Sybil are always saying something about Sam?

Day Three: After reading each sentence, explain what the sentence means and what type of figurative
language is being used

Example: Unfortunately, some students want me to bend over backwards to help them get an A, but
they are asking too much!

What does the sentence mean? What is the type of figurative language?
Students want the teachers to go beyond Bend over backwards = Idiom
what is necessary, do anything or
everything, for them to receive an A.

1. You are the sweetest girl in Florida! Thanks for the gift!
2. The toaster shouted at me, when my toast was ready, with a BUZZ.
Day Four: Read each sentence and decide if there is a comparison being made (simile or metaphor) or
an exaggeration (hyperbole). Record what two things are being compared or what is being exaggerated.

1. My tears are like the rain and they wash away my sadness. ____________ is being compared to
______________. This is a __________________.
2. My tongue was on fire due to the spicy jalapeno. ______________ is being exaggerated.
3. My mom said I grew overnight. _________________ is being exaggerated.
4. Her binocular eyes see everything in the classroom. ___________ is being compared to
____________. This is a _______________.
5. Every year I paddle through life, hoping I can survive. ____________ is being compared to
_____________. This is a ______________.