Figurative Language Of O. Henry Worksheet
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Figurative Language of O. Henry
Directions: Read each example and w
rite which technique is being used on the line. There may be more than
one correct answer; write more than one answer for extra point. Also, explain how you got your answer.
Answers: alliteration, onomatopoeia,
simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, or understatement.
1. That boy put up a fight like a welter-weight cinnamon bear.
What technique is being used? ___________________________________________________________
Alliteration, onomatopoeia,
simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, or understatement.
Explain how you figured it out:
2. Arrest seemed but a rosy dream.
What technique is being used? ___________________________________________________________
Alliteration, onomatopoeia,
simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, or understatement.
Explain how you figured it out:
3. I went out and caught that boy and shook him until his freckles rattled.
What technique is being used? ___________________________________________________________
Alliteration, onomatopoeia,
simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, or understatement
Explain how you figured it out:
4. Coyotes yelped.
What technique is being used? ___________________________________________________________
Alliteration, onomatopoeia,
simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, or understatement.
Explain how you figured it out:
5. The scorn of his comrades would be a worse thing to face than the muzzles of many rifles.
What technique is being used? ___________________________________________________________
Alliteration, onomatopoeia,
simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, or understatement
Explain how you figured it out:
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