📘 Vocabulary: Figurative Language (Grade 12)
Paginepagineapp.comInterpret figurative language (similes, metaphors, personification, idioms, hyperbole).
1. The wind howled all night. — What type of figurative language? What does it mean?
2. The sun smiled down on us. — What type of figurative language? What does it mean?
3. Time is a thief. — What type of figurative language? What does it mean?
4. The classroom was a zoo. — What type of figurative language? What does it mean?
5. She is as busy as a bee. — What type of figurative language? What does it mean?
6. It’s raining cats and dogs. — What type of figurative language? What does it mean?
7. The leaves danced in the wind. — What type of figurative language? What does it mean?
8. Break a leg! — What type of figurative language? What does it mean?
9. Her voice was music to his ears. — What type of figurative language? What does it mean?
10. My backpack weighs a ton. — What type of figurative language? What does it mean?
Answer key: 1) personification: the wind made a loud, wailing sound · 2) personification: the sun shone warmly · 3) metaphor: time takes things from us without our noticing · 4) metaphor: the classroom was noisy and chaotic · 5) simile: she is very busy · 6) idiom: it’s raining very hard · 7) personification: the leaves moved lightly in the wind · 8) idiom: good luck · 9) metaphor: he was glad to hear what she said · 10) hyperbole: my backpack is very heavy
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About this grade 12 worksheet
Free Grade 12 English worksheet (Common Core L.11-12.5.a): interpret figurative language (similes, metaphors, personification, idioms, hyperbole). Skill: Interpret figurative language (similes, metaphors, personification, idioms, hyperbole). Level: Grade 12 — also suits Year 13 (UK).
For teachers: skills & standards
- CCSS L.11-12.5.a: Interpret figurative language (similes, metaphors, personification, idioms, hyperbole)
- Works as a morning-work page, a centre/station activity, homework or an early-finisher task.
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Interpret figurative language (similes, metaphors, personification, idioms, hyperbole).
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