What Is Figurative Language?

What Is Figurative Language?
Figurative language is words or expressions

that mean something different than their
literal meaning.
Some Types of Figurative Language:

 Simile
 Metaphor
 Onomatopoeia
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Name ____________________________ Date ______________
A comparisons using the word “like” or “as”.

Examples:
You are like a ray of sunshine.
• You are being compared to a ray of sunshine.
• The word “like” is used to make the comparison.
She felt as cool as a cucumber.

• She is being compared to a cool cucumber.
• The word “as” is used to make the comparison.
Complete each simile below with a word or phrase.
1. My friend is as sweet as _____________________________________________
2. Your dog is funny like _______________________________________________
3. She is as pretty as __________________________________________________
4. He is fast like ______________________________________________________
5. Mary is as smart as _________________________________________________
6. Joe is happy like ___________________________________________________
7. Mrs. Smith is like ___________________________________________________
8. Mr. Jones is as tall as _______________________________________________
9. That cat moves as quiet as ___________________________________________
10. The swing felt like _________________________________________________

Name ____________________________ Date ______________
A comparison that does not use the word “like” or “as”.

Examples:
He is a bear in the morning.
• He is being compared to a bear.
• The words “like” or “as” are not used to make the comparison.
Tom’s room is a pig pen.

• Tom’s room is being compared to a pig pen.
Complete each metaphor below with a word or phrase.
1. The lion’s teeth are _______________________________________________
2. The elephant’s trunk is _____________________________________________
3. Her eyes are ____________________________________________________
4. Their car is a _____________________________________________________
5. My mom’s cookies are _____________________________________________
6. My brother is _____________________________________________________
7. The falling snowflakes are ___________________________________________
8. In the morning I am _______________________________________________
9. The cat is _______________________________________________________
10. Books are _______________________________________________________

Name ____________________________ Date ______________
A word that imitates a sound
Examples:
The thunder created a loud boom!
• The word “boom” makes the sound the thunder makes
I love to bang on the drums.

• The word “bang” makes the sound the drums make.
Complete each sentence below with an onomatopoeia.
1. Her shoes _______________________________on the tile floor.
2. The bird _____________________________________ all morning.
3. The pots and pans fell with a _______________________________
4. The balloon went ___________________________ when I sat on it.
5. I _________________________________________my soup.
6. The wolf _______________________________ at the moon.
7. The tires ___________________________ as the car turned.
8. She closed the door with a _________________________________
9. The cat ______________________ when she wanted to come inside.
10. I heard the doorbell ________________________________________

Answer Key
Name ____________________________ Date ______________
A comparisons using the word “like” or “as”.

Examples:
You are like a ray of sunshine.
• You are being compared to a ray of sunshine.
• The word “like” is used to make the comparison.
She felt as cool as a cucumber.

• She is being compared to a cool cucumber.
• The word “as” is used to make the comparison.
Complete each simile below with a word or phrase. Possible answers:
1. My friend is as sweet as candy.
2. Your dog is funny like a clown.
3. She is as pretty as a flower.
4. He is fast like a cheetah.
5. Mary is as smart as a scientist.
6. Joe is happy like a puppy.
7. Mrs. Smith is like a ray of sunshine.
8. Mr. Jones is as tall as a skyscraper.
9. That cat moves as quietly as a lion hunting its prey.
10. The swing felt like a hot frying pan.

Answer
Name ____________________________
KeyDate ______________
A comparison that does not use the word “like” or “as”.

Examples:
He is a bear in the morning.
• He is being compared to a bear.
Tom’s room is a pig pen.

• Tom’s room is being compared to a pig pen.
Complete each metaphor below with a word or phrase. Possible answers:
1. The lion’s teeth are sharp knives.
2. The elephant’s trunk is a long hose.
3. Her eyes are twinkling stars.
4. Their car is a rocket.
5. My mom’s cookies are little pieces of heaven.
6. My brother is a wind-up toy.
7. The falling snowflakes are tiny dancers.
8. In the morning I am a crab.
9. The cat is a lump on a log.
10. Books are adventures for your mind.

Answer
Name ____________________________
KeyDate ______________
A word that imitates a sound
Examples:
The thunder created a loud boom!
• The word “boom” makes the sound the thunder makes
I love to bang on the drums.

• The word “bang” makes the sound the drums make.
Complete each sentence below with an onomatopoeia. Possible answers:
1. Her shoes clapped on the tile floor.
2. The bird tweets all morning.
3. The pots and pans fell with a clang.
4. The balloon went pop when I sat on it.
5. I slurped my soup.
6. The wolf howls at the moon.
7. The tires screeched as the car turned.
8. She closed the door with a slam.
9. The cat meowed when she wanted to come inside.
10. I heard the doorbell ding.

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Figurative language is words or expressions

Some Types of Figurative Language:

©Starlight Learning by Megan

A comparisons using the word “like” or “as”.

She felt as cool as a cucumber.

Complete each simile below with a word or phrase.

1. My friend is as sweet as _____________________________________________

2. Your dog is funny like _______________________________________________

3. She is as pretty as __________________________________________________

4. He is fast like ______________________________________________________

5. Mary is as smart as _________________________________________________

6. Joe is happy like ___________________________________________________

7. Mrs. Smith is like ___________________________________________________

8. Mr. Jones is as tall as _______________________________________________

9. That cat moves as quiet as ___________________________________________

10. The swing felt like _________________________________________________

©Starlight Learning by Megan

A comparison that does not use the word “like” or “as”.

Tom’s room is a pig pen.

Complete each metaphor below with a word or phrase.

1. The lion’s teeth are _______________________________________________

2. The elephant’s trunk is _____________________________________________

3. Her eyes are ____________________________________________________

4. Their car is a _____________________________________________________

5. My mom’s cookies are _____________________________________________

7. The falling snowflakes are ___________________________________________

8. In the morning I am _______________________________________________

9. The cat is _______________________________________________________

10. Books are _______________________________________________________

©Starlight Learning by Megan

A word that imitates a sound

I love to bang on the drums.

Complete each sentence below with an onomatopoeia.

1. Her shoes _______________________________on the tile floor.

2. The bird _____________________________________ all morning.

3. The pots and pans fell with a _______________________________

4. The balloon went ___________________________ when I sat on it.

6. The wolf _______________________________ at the moon.

7. The tires ___________________________ as the car turned.

8. She closed the door with a _________________________________

9. The cat ______________________ when she wanted to come inside.

10. I heard the doorbell ________________________________________

©Starlight Learning by Megan

A comparisons using the word “like” or “as”.

She felt as cool as a cucumber.

Complete each simile below with a word or phrase. Possible answers:

1. My friend is as sweet as candy.

2. Your dog is funny like a clown.

3. She is as pretty as a flower.

4. He is fast like a cheetah.

5. Mary is as smart as a scientist.

6. Joe is happy like a puppy.

7. Mrs. Smith is like a ray of sunshine.

8. Mr. Jones is as tall as a skyscraper.

9. That cat moves as quietly as a lion hunting its prey.

10. The swing felt like a hot frying pan.

©Starlight Learning by Megan

A comparison that does not use the word “like” or “as”.