Name: ____________________________________

DIRECTIONS: Find three examples of each type of figurative language. Find the
examples in writing that you read outside of reading class. You can find your examples
in the newspaper, novels, song lyrics, poems, magazines, papers from other classes,
etc. You cannot use a literature book. Be sure to give all information that is being asked
on this form. Use your notes to help you.

Due Date: _______________________

Write the entire
sentence the
simile is in.
Where did you find
the simile?
(newspaper, etc.)
What does the
simile mean?
(in your words)

SIMILE 1


SIMILE 2


SIMILE 3













Write the entire
sentence the
metaphor is in.
Where did you find
the metaphor?
(newspaper, etc.)
What does the
metaphor mean?
(in your words)

METPAHOR 1


METAPHOR 2


METAPHOR 3


Write the entire
sentence the
personification is in.
Where did you find
the personification?
(newspaper, etc.)
What does the
personification
mean? (in your
words)

PERSONIFICATION
1


PERSONIFICATION
2


PERSONIFICATION
3








Write the entire
sentence the
hyperbole is in.
Where did you find
the hyperbole?
(newspaper, etc.)
What does the
hyperbole mean?
(in your words)

HYPERBOLE 1


HYPERBOLE 2


HYPBERBOLE 3


Write the entire
sentence the
idiom is in.
Where did you find
the idiom?
(newspaper, etc.)
What does the
idiom mean?
(in your words)

IDIOM 1


IDIOM 2


IDIOM 3