Directions: HIGHLIGHT the correct type of figurative language seen in each sentence.
Idiom Alliteration Assonance Symbolism


Please stop beating around the bush and tell me what’s wrong.


Driving to Grandpa’s house I saw the Golden Arches about 10 times!


The cat ran towards the mouse that was under the house.


The friar tried to light the fire.


Gary grumpily gathered all the garbage out of the garage.


Harry’s scar shows his bravery and is seen as a badge of honor.


Mom will be very upset if you let the cat out of the bag about Dad’s surprise party.


In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic story, The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne has to wear an A on her clothing to show she committed adultery.


The cheater felt beat when the teacher caught her.


The lazy lizards are lying like lumps in the leaves.