Figurative Language Worksheet 3 Directions: Read the lines of poetry. Figure out which technique is being used: idiom, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, or personification. It is possible more than one technique is being used. In the boxes, explain in your own words what is meant by the lines. Try your best to interpret the meaning. Slashes represent line breaks.

1. Example - A horse! a horse! My kingdom for a horse!

What technique is being used? Hyperbole
Idiom, Simile, Metaphor, Personification, or Hyperbole
Figure out what is meant:
Write a sentence explaining the meaning. The line is saying that someone really wants a horse.

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