Figures of Speech Quiz

"Like a snake's skin" is an example of simile.

• True

• False

Writers use this method to describe something in a way better or worse way.

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Simile

"That melt like snow" is an example of:

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

Writers use this to represent a sound or the actual sound of an object. This is:

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

Silver for the songs I sing is an example of:

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

"My life is a grey thread" is an example of:

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

The poem, compares the life of the persona to a : ______

• Bead

• Thread

• Rainbow

By the use of "like" or "as" a poetry line can be classified as:

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Simile

Giving human characteristics to non human characters is an example of:

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor