Figures of Speech Quiz
Authored by Anita Stephens
English
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What figure of speech is used in the sentence "Silly Sally sang a sad song"?
Idiom
Simile
Alliteration
Metaphor
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which figure of speech is exemplified by "Hold your horses"?
Hyperbole
Idiom
Onomatopoeia
Personification
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"Doing homework is like doing chores" is an example of what figure of speech?
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Alliteration
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The sentence "The bathroom sink drip-drips, drip-drips" contains which figure of speech?
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Personification
Metaphor
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the figure of speech used in "I have a ton of homework."
Metaphor
Simile
Idiom
Hyperbole
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"Streets are streams, cars are fish" is an example of which figure of speech?
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Alliteration
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What figure of speech is demonstrated by the sentence "Her hair was as dark as night"?
Hyperbole
Simile
Idiom
Alliteration
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