Activity Sheet, Lesson 1: What Reading Is - Mark Fullmer

Developmental Reading
Activity Sheet, Lesson 15B: Figurative Language
Task 1: Complete the following sentences using the specified figurative language.
1. The pianist played the Beethoven sonata like ___________________________________________.
[simile for something beautiful or perfect]
2. When it comes to cooking, Ma‟am Tanala is a ___________________________________________.
[metaphor for terrible or incompetent]
3. ___________________________ attacked loyalist forces in Libya in an attempt to protect the rebels.
[metonymy for the American government]
4. 4,000 ________________________ marched through the muddy swamps of Balangiga.
[synecdoche for soldiers]
5. Oh unpredictable rain, why ________________________________________________?
[apostrophe for rain not stopping]
6. The __________________ jeepney used 2 liters of gasoline for every 10 kilometers it travelled.
[personified adjective for consuming fuel]
7. Justin Bieber is _____________________________________________________.
[Overstatement for Justin Bieber‟s singing talent]
8. Shamsey Supsup is __________________________________________________.
[Understatement for Supsup‟s beauty and grace]
Task 2: Study the following examples of synecdoche and metonymy to understand these very difficult
figurative language devices.