Figures of Speech practice

Identify the Figure of Speech

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'You would not believe your eyes,

If ten million fireflies,

Lit up the world as I fell asleep'

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Poll

What figure of speech is used in the excerpt?

You would not believe your eyes

If ten million fireflies

Lit up the world as I fell asleep

• SIMILE

• METAPHOR

• HYPERBOLE

• PERSONIFICATION

'You would not believe your eyes,

If ten million fireflies,

Lit up the world as I fell asleep'

HYPERBOLE

I look around me and see a sweet life

I'm stuck in the dark but YOU'RE MY FLASHLIGHT.

Poll

What figure of speech is used in the excerpt?

I look around me and see a sweet life

I'm stuck in the dark but YOU'RE MY FLASHLIGHT.

• SIMILE

• METAPHOR

• HYPERBOLE

• PERSONIFICATION

I look around me and see a sweet life

I'm stuck in the dark but YOU'RE MY FLASHLIGHT.

METAPHOR

But I won't let them break me down to dust

I know that there's a place for us

For we are glorious

Poll

What figure of speech is used in the excerpt?

But I won't let them break me down to dust

I know that there's a place for us

For we are glorious

• SIMILE

• METAPHOR

• HYPERBOLE

• PERSONIFICATION

But I won't let them break me down to dust

I know that there's a place for us

For we are glorious

HYPERBOLE

Thrill of the fight

As we fight to survive

For honor and glory

STRONG AS A KNIGHT

Poll

What figure of speech is used in the excerpt?

Thrill of the fight

As we fight to survive

For honor and glory

STRONG AS A KNIGHT

• SIMILE

• METAPHOR

• HYPERBOLE

• PERSONIFICATION

Thrill of the fight

As we fight to survive

For honor and glory

STRONG AS A KNIGHT

SIMILE

LIFE IS SWEET AS HONEY

Yeah, this beat cha-ching like money

Poll

What figure of speech is used in the excerpt?

LIFE IS SWEET AS HONEY

Yeah, this beat cha-ching like money

• SIMILE

• METAPHOR

• HYPERBOLE

• PERSONIFICATION

LIFE IS SWEET AS HONEY

Yeah, this beat cha-ching like money

SIMILE

Multiple Choice

"The wind whistled a happy tune as I walked along the hard mountain trail."

What human characteristic is being given?

• Whistling

• Happiness

• Walking

• Hiking

Multiple Choice

"When Adele walked through the store, each shiny pair of high heels called out to her."

What is being personified?

• Adele

• The store

• High heels

• Her

Multiple Choice

The piano sang a mournful song.

• Personification

• NOT Personification

Multiple Choice

The heavy hail dented cars and cracked windows.

• Personification

• NOT Personification

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of a simile?

• His room was a hurricane of a mess.

• His room looked as if a hurricane came through.

• A hurricane! AHHH!

• The hurricane screamed through the town.

Multiple Choice

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• A comparison without using "like" or "as"

• A figure of speech in which the word imitates it's meaning.

• An extreme exaggeration

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?

• The boy was upset at himself.

• The boy was a tornado of emotion

• The boy said he'd die of shame

• The boy did not like what he'd done.

Multiple Choice

During brunch with his grandparents, Jacob was a real pig.

What are the words in blue an example of?

• Simlie

• Metaphor

Multiple Choice

The baby was like an octopus, pulling all the socks off the rack at the store.

What is the meaning of the simile above?

• The baby had 8 legs.

• The baby lives in the sea.

• The baby was pulling things off the rack so fast it seemed like it had many legs.

• The baby was sleeping.

Multiple Choice

He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth means...

• He was born to a rich family

• He was born hungry

• He was born with teeth

Multiple Choice

He is one tough cookie.

• He eats a lot of cookies

• He likes cookies

• He works hard

Multiple Choice

Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?

It's time to take your turn.

• It's raining cats and dogs

• The ball is in your court

• Reach for the stars

Multiple Choice

Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?

John met the President.

• John rubbed elbows with the President

• John was a cheetah

• John pulled the wool over his eyes.

Multiple Choice

Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?

I have a problem.

• I'm getting a hatI

• I'm in a pickle

• Don't put all of your eggs in one basket

Multiple Choice

Keep your chin up really means...

• Don't feel bad. Stay positive.

• Don't look down.

• You did horrible.

Multiple Choice

What is an idiom?

• A bird?

• A device used to confuse the reader.

• A word or phrase that does not mean what it says.

• A group of words that begin with the same sound.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of Simile?

• This bedroom is a prison.

• Smile. Speak. Serve.

• She sings like an angel.

• The big dog dug a hole.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statement is a personification?

• The leaves whisper their secrets to one another.

• The sun is a ball of fire.

• His lips were as white as vinegar when he broke her mom’s favorite vase.

• The baby is as meek as a lamb.

Multiple Choice

"The fat comedian is as plump as a pillow." is what figure of speech?

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

Multiple Choice

She was so hungry she could eat a horse.

• personification

• metonymy

• simile

• hyperbole

Multiple Choice

Why do literary writers use figurative language?

• Because Beyonce uses it in her songs.

• To make their writing interesting and visual, or to emphasis an idea and make a point.

• To be grammatically correct.

• To structure their writing into paragraphs.

Multiple Choice

What's the meaning of this simile?

"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."

• Her hair is red.

• She talks really loudly.

• She gets really angry.

• She spits when she talks.

Multiple Choice

What's the meaning of this personification?

"The camera loves me!"

• Photography is one of my hobbies.

• I own an expensive camera.

• I like to visit art museums.

• Photos of me are always really good.

Multiple Choice

The sun stretched its golden arms across the land.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

Multiple Choice

He is an honourable villain.

• Alliteration

• Oxymoron

• Metaphor

• Pun