Directions: Color the following figurative language examples according to the key below:
Onomatopoeia = GREEN
Simile = RED
Metaphor = BLUE
Alliteration = YELLOW
Idiom = PURPLE
Personification = ORANGE
as quiet
as a
mouse
BOOM
the paintbrush was a magic wand
break the ice
raining cats and dogs
he runs
like a
gazelle
she sells
sea shells
A-choo!
the trees
danced in the
wind
let the cat
out of the bag
as brave
as a
lion
Tap, Tap, Tap!
Splat!
she spilled the beans
kick the
bucket
Crash!
Dave dug a daffodil for Dawn
life is a
highway
she was like
a hurricane
Slurp!
as cold
as ice
life is like
a box of
chocolates
Zoom…
the car
squealed
happily
awful Alice ate ants.
life is a
roller coaster
CLUNK!
when pigs
fly
Pop, Pop!
Fizz, Fizz!
my computer hates me!
as quiet as a mouse - RED
BOOM - GREEN
the paintbrush was a magic wand - METAPHOR
break the ice - IDIOM
raining cats and dogs - IDIOM
he runs like a gazelle - SIMILE
she sells sea shells - ALLITERATION
A-choo! - ONOMATOPOEIA
the trees danced in the wind - PERSONIFICATION
let the cat out of the bag - IDIOM
as brave as a lion - SIMILE
Tap, Tap, Tap! - ONOMATOPOEIA
Splat! - ONOMATOPOEIA
she spilled the beans - IDIOM
kick the bucket - IDIOM
Crash! - ONOMATOPOEIA
Dave dug a daffodil for Dawn - ALLITERATION
life is a highway - METAPHOR
she was like a hurricane - SIMILE
Slurp! - ONOMATOPOEIA
as cold as ice - SIMILE
life is like a box of chocolates - SIMILE
Zoom - ONOMATOPOEIA
the car squealed happily - PERSONIFICATION
awful Alice ate ants - ALLITERATION
life is a roller coaster - METAPHOR
CLUNK! - ONOMATOPOEIA
when pigs fly - IDIOM
Pop, Pop! Fizz, Fizz! - ONOMATOPOEIA
my computer hates me - PERSONIFICATION