Rubén Darío Esparragoza Amón: English Department Language 7 - Workshop
Rubén Darío Esparragoza Amón: English Department Language 7 - Workshop
Language 7th – Workshop
Rubén Darío Esparragoza Amón
“The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and
survived.” ...
Name: Melisa Vega Class: 7a Date: April 14/2020
Reading
DIRECTIONS: Fill in the blank with the correct definition.
Alliteration/Hyperbole/Onomatopoeia/Simile/Metaphor/Idiom/Personification
1.A funny exaggeration is called a/an hyperbole.
2.Personification is when you give human-like qualities to something that is not human.
3.The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words is called alliteration
4.A comparison using like or as is a/an simil
5.A/an idiom is an expression that is not meant to be taken literally.
6.Words that resemble the sound they describe is onomatopeia
7.A comparison of two nouns that don’t use like or as is a/an metaphor
DIRECTIONS: Choose the most appropriate type of figurative language used in the sentences
below.
8. The rain falls like the sun, rising upon the mountains.
A. metaphor B. hyperbole C. idiom D. simileº
9. The fly buzzed past us.
A. personification B. simile C. onomatopoeia D. alliteration
10.The sunflowers nodded their yellow heads.
A. onomatopoeia B. personification C. simile D. metaphor
11.Charming children chat in the corner.
A. alliteration B. personification C. hyperbole D. idiom
12.We had to wait forever!
A. metaphor B. hyperbole C. personification D. simile
13. My life is a dream of wonders.
A. metaphor B. simile C. personification D. idiom
14.It really burned me up when you yelled at me.
A. idiom B. simile C. personification D. alliteration
15.He clattered and clanged as he washed the dishes.
A. personification B. idiom C. alliteration D. onomatopoeia
Lopo
DIRECTIONS: Write four sentences to describe this picture. Use any of the following types of
figurative language. Then identify the kind you use.
Alliteration Hyperbole Onomatopoeia Simile Metaphor Idiom Personification
16. ____________The crab say hi to
me________________________________________________________________________
Type: ___personification_________________
17. __The sand is to hot as the
fire_____________________________________________________________________________
________
Type: ______simile_____________
18. ________When I touch the sand it feels like the
clouds___________________________________________________________________________
_____
Type: ___________simile_________
19. The sea call me for swim all the day
________________________________________________________________________________
____
Type: ______personification ______________