Read the two examples of figurative language on the left. Then, draw lines to
match each example with one description on the right that tells what the figurative
language is meant to describe in the story. Two of the descriptions on the right do not
have inatches.
Figurative Language
What It Describes
how hard Annie finds it to hide her
excitement about not leaving
"like the start of a long,
dark night"
how worried Annie is about
traveling in the blackness of space
how sad Annie is to leave her
friends on Earth forever
like a volcano on her
home planet"
how angry Annle is at her mother
for wanting to leave