Identifying Figurative Language #1, Exams of Poetry

Download Identifying Figurative Language #1 and more Exams Poetry in PDF only on Docsity! Name: ______________________________ Identifying Figurative Language Worksheet Directions: Read the lines of poetry. Slashes represent line breaks. Figure out which technique is being used: simile, metaphor, hyperbole, or personification. In the boxes, explain how you figured out your answer. It is possible that more than one technique is being used. If you can, explain each. 1. Like burnt-out torches by a sick man's bed Which technique is being used? ________________________________________________________ (Simile, Metaphor, Personification, or Hyperbole) How do you figure? (write a sentence explaining your answer) 2. There’s a faucet in the basement / that had dripped one drop all year Since he fixed it, we can’t find it / without wearing scuba gear. Which technique is being used? ________________________________________________________ (Simile, Metaphor, Personification, or Hyperbole) How do you figure? (write a sentence explaining your answer) 3. When the stars threw down their spears, And water'd heaven with their tears, Which technique is being used? ________________________________________________________ (Simile, Metaphor, Personification, or Hyperbole) How do you figure? (write a sentence explaining your answer) 4. The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas, The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor, Which technique is being used? ________________________________________________________ (Simile, Metaphor, Personification, or Hyperbole) How do you figure? (write a sentence explaining your answer)