Figures of Speech Quiz

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• A word that sounds like what it describes

• A comparison saying something is something else

• An exaggerated statement

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• The tree is dancing in the wind

• Jim is as tall as a giraffe

• Life is a roller coaster

• Jim is a giraffe

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What does onomatopoeia refer to?

• An exaggerated statement

• A word that sounds like what it describes

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• A figure of speech that shouldn't be taken literally

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which sentence is an example of personification?

• Life is a roller coaster

• The tree is dancing in the wind

• The exam was a piece of cake

• Jim is a giraffe

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

What does the idiom 'break a leg' mean?

• To fail an exam

• To wish someone good luck

• To have bad luck

• To literally break a leg

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What is alliteration?

• A word that sounds like what it describes

• An exaggerated statement

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• The repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• The water went splash

• The tree is dancing in the wind

• My suitcase weighs a ton

• Jim is as tall as a giraffe

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is assonance?

• An exaggerated statement

• The repetition of the same vowel sound in a sentence

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• A word that sounds like what it describes

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which sentence is an example of an oxymoron?

• Life is a roller coaster

• The chair is pretty ugly

• The tree is dancing in the wind

• Jim is a giraffe

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

What is a pun?

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• A humorous use of words that convey another meaning

• An exaggerated statement

• A word that sounds like what it describes

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A