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Figurative Language Analysis

Figurative language symbols and literary devices

📚 Part 1: Identify the Figurative Language

1. "Her voice was music to his ears."

What type of figurative language is this?

Simile

Metaphor

Personification

Hyperbole

2. "The wind whispered through the trees."

What type of figurative language is this?

Simile

Metaphor

Personification

Alliteration

3. "I've told you a million times!"

What type of figurative language is this?

Metaphor

Hyperbole

Simile

Idiom

4. "She was as brave as a lion."

What type of figurative language is this?

Metaphor

Personification

Simile

Hyperbole

✏️ Part 2: Literal vs. Non-Literal Meanings

5. "Time is money."

Literal meaning: ________________________________

Non-literal meaning: ________________________________

6. "The classroom was a zoo."

Literal meaning: ________________________________

Non-literal meaning: ________________________________

7. "It's raining cats and dogs."

Literal meaning: ________________________________

Non-literal meaning: ________________________________

🎭 Part 3: Impact on Character and Tone

8. Read this sentence: "Sarah's heart sank like a stone when she saw her test grade."

How does this figurative language help you understand Sarah's feelings?

9. "The old house groaned and creaked in the storm."

What tone or mood does this personification create? Explain your answer.

10. Choose one figurative language phrase from above and explain how it makes the writing more interesting than using literal language.
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