FIGURATIVE
LANGUAGE
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE – HOW DO YOU SPELL IT?
WORKSHEET/PUZZLE
Of the various forms mentioned in the song, several are quite long and
difficult to spell. The following questions may help you to remember.
Fill in the blanks.
(To be used with lyrics to RRR song “Figurative Language”)
1. How many forms of figurative language does the song talk about? ________
2. Name the form with the fewest letters__________________
3. How many letters does it have? _______
4. Name the form with the most letters ________________________
5. How many letters does it have? _______
6. Name the form with the most vowels _______________________________
7. How many vowels does it have?______
8. -10. List the three forms that have only 3 vowels _____________________
_________________________
_____________________________
11. Which vowel does not appear in any form mentioned in the song? _____
12. Two vowels are used 8 times. Which ones are they?
____
______
13. Which form has the largest number of the ʻoʼ vowel in it?
_________________________________________
14. Which form has the largest number of the ʻiʼ vowel in it?
__________________________________________
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15. Which form ends with four vowels in succession?
__________________________________________
16. What are those vowels? _____ _____ ______ _______
17. Two figurative language forms can be rhymed, but are not an example of
assonance. Which ones are they?
______________________
_________________________
18. Two other figurative language forms can be rhymed and are (also) not an
example of assonance. Which ones are they?
______________________
_________________________
19. Can you find an example of onomatopoeia in the word ʻonomatopoeiaʼ?
________________
20. Another word found inside the form ʻpersonificationʼ helps us understand
what personification means. What do you think that word might be?
____________________
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WORKSHEET/PUZZLE - ANSWER KEY
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE -How Do You Spell it?
Of the various forms mentioned in the song, several are quite long and
difficult to spell. The following questions may help you to remember.
Fill in the blanks.
(To be used with lyrics to RRR song “Figurative Language”)
1. How many forms of figurative language does the song talk about? 7
2. Name the form with the fewest letters simile
3. How many letters does it have? 6
4. Name the form with the most letters personification
5. How many letters does it have? 15
6. Name the form with the most vowels onomatopoeia
7. How many vowels does it have? 8
8. -10. List the three forms that have only 3 vowels simile, metaphor, hyperbole
11. Which vowel does not appear in any form mentioned in the song? u
12. Two vowels are used a total of 8 times in the forms. Which ones are they? O I
13. Which form has the largest number of the ʻoʼ vowel in it? onomatopoeia
14. Which form has the largest number of the ʻiʼ vowel in it? personification
15. Which form ends with four vowels in succession? onomatopoeia
16. What are those vowels? o e i a
*17. Two figurative language forms can be rhymed, but are not an example of
assonance. Which ones are they? alliteration and personification
*18. Two other figurative language forms can be rhymed and are (also) not an example
of assonance. Which ones are they? hyperbole and simile
19. Can you find an example of onomatopoeia in the word ʻonomatopoeiaʼ ? moo
20. Another word found inside the form ʻpersonificationʼ helps us understand what
personification means. What do you think that word might be? person (human trait)
*Note: Assonance occurs when the vowel sound within a word matches the same sound in a
nearby word, but the surrounding consonant sounds are different. “tune and “June” are rhymes;
“tune “ and “food” are assonant.
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