Figures of Speech Review Pt. 1

​Figures of Speech Review Pt. 1

Part 1​

​What you'll be doing today:

• Answer a variety of questions related to the 5 figures of speech we've learned.

  • Metaphors & Similes

  • Personifications, Hyperboles, Apostrophes​

• Do you still remember each of them, and how they are used?

English

5 Figures of Speech

​Since this is only Part 1...

• No more than 30 questions.

  • 15 Multiple choices;

  • 10 Fill in the blanks;

  • 5 writing.

• Any questions before we begin?

• Unlimited retries.​

English

5 Figures of Speech

Multiple Choice

What part of the following sentence is a figure of speech?

"My computer decided to pass out, right when I was about to click the 'Save' icon."

• My computer decided

• decided to pass out

• I was about to click

• the 'Save' icon.

Multiple Choice

What part of the following sentence is a figure of speech?

"All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players."

• All the world’s a stage

• and all the men and women

• merely players

• all the men and women merely players

Multiple Choice

What part of the following sentence is a figure of speech?

"Despite being twins, they are as different as night and day."

• Despite being twins

• they are as different

• different as night and day

• as different as night and day

Multiple Choice

What part of the following sentence is a figure of speech?

"This semester's final exams are killing me."

• killing me

• exams are killing me

• this semester's [...] are killing me

• final exams are killing me

Multiple Choice

What part of the following sentence is a figure of speech?

“O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?”

• the whole sentence

• wherefore art thou Romeo?

• O Romeo, Romeo

• art thou Romeo?

Multiple Choice

Which figure of speech is used in the following sentence?

"The school bell told us to enter our classrooms."

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

• hyperbole

• apostrophe

Multiple Choice

Which figure of speech is used in the following sentence?

"I’ve told you to clean your room a million times!"

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

• hyperbole

• apostrophe

Multiple Choice

Which figure of speech is used in the following sentence?

"This dress is perfect because it fits like a glove."

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

• hyperbole

• apostrophe

Multiple Choice

Which figure of speech is used in the following sentences?

“I’m funny, right? What do you know? You’re a door.”

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

• hyperbole

• apostrophe

Multiple Choice

Which figure of speech is used in the following sentence?

"She's going through a rollercoaster of emotions."

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

• hyperbole

• apostrophe

Multiple Choice

Which figure of speech is used in the following sentence?

"She has such a bubbly personality."

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

• hyperbole

• apostrophe

Multiple Choice

Which figure of speech is used in the following sentence?

"My love for you is as deep as the ocean."

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

• hyperbole

• apostrophe

Multiple Choice

Which figure of speech is used in the following sentence?

"Oh beautiful skies, why must you endlessly ra

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

• hyperbole

• apostrophe

Multiple Choice

Which figure of speech is used in the following sentence?

"That joke is so old; the last time I heard it, I was riding a dinosaur."

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

• hyperbole

• apostrophe

Multiple Choice

Which figure of speech is used in the following sentence?

"I wanted to get money, but the ATM died."

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

• hyperbole

• apostrophe

Open Ended

Fill in the blanks with a metap, according to its meaning!

"He when he said that he no longer loved me."

Meaning: to feel hurt or sad

Open Ended

Use a similie to fill in the blanks, according to its meaning!

"She was when I found her, now she's a walking balloon."

Meaning: very skinny

Open Ended

Use a personification to fill in the blanks, according to its meaning!

"My phone is with me today."

Meaning: malfunctioning, not working

Open Ended

Use a hyperbole to fill in the blanks, according to its meaning!

"I had of homework."

Meaning: a lot of

Open Ended

Use an apostrophe to fill in the blanks, according to the hint!

"Come back, Wilson, you're _____."

Hint: Wilson is a volleyball

Open Ended

What does the following, underlined metaphor mean?

"He really flared up my temper."

Open Ended

What does the following, underlined hyperbole mean?

"The car went faster than the speed of light."

Open Ended

Who is this person talking to? What figure of speech are they using?

"Wait for me Mars, one day I'm going to walk on your surface!"

Open Ended

What does the following, underlined personification mean?

"The car went faster than the speed of light."

Open Ended

What does the following, underlined simile mean?

"This cot is as comfortable as a bed of nails."

Open Ended

Write 1 sentence that uses at least one metaphor!

Open Ended

Write 1 sentence that uses at least one simile!

Open Ended

Write 1 sentence that uses at least one personification!

Open Ended

Write 1 sentence that uses at least one hyperbole!

Open Ended

Write 1 sentence that uses an apostrophe!

​And We Are Done!

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