Figures of Speech Quiz

What figure of speech is used in the phrase 'as brave as a lion'?

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

In the sentence 'The world is a stage', what figure of speech is being used?

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Give an example of personification in a sentence.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• The river flowed gently.

• The cat meowed at the door.

• The sun is shining brightly.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Identify the figure of speech in the sentence 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.'

• Hyperbole

• Irony

• Metaphor

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is an example of alliteration?

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

• The cat in the hat sat on the mat

• The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

• Sally sells seashells by the seashore

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What figure of speech is used in the word 'buzz'?

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Can you provide an example of a simile?

• The sun is as bright as a flashlight.

• His voice sounded like a trumpet.

• The flowers danced like fairies.

• Her eyes sparkled like diamonds.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What figure of speech is used in the sentence 'The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky'?

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

In the sentence 'The wind whispered through the trees', what figure of speech is being used?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Identify the figure of speech in the phrase 'It's raining cats and dogs'.

• personification

• idiom

• metaphor

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B