MCQs on Figures of Speech

What does hyperbole mean?

• A contradictory statement

• An extreme exaggeration

• A sound word

• The use of humor to criticize

Identify the figure of speech: "Oh, great! The police station got robbed."

• Irony

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

• Antithesis

Which of the following best defines a simile?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

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

• An exaggeration

• A contradiction

What is a figure of speech?

• A mathematical equation

• A way of using words to create a special effect

• A type of paragraph

• A scientific term

Which of the following defines personification?

• Giving human characteristics to non-human objects or abstract ideas

• Comparing two things using "like" or "as"

• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

• An intentional overstatement

Identify the figure of speech: "Deep down, you're really shallow."

• Simile

• Paradox

• Alliteration

• Irony

Identify the figure of speech: "The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky."

• Irony

• Personification

• Simile

• Antithesis

Identify the figure of speech: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

Identify the figure of speech: "The sun smiled down on us."

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Repetition

• Antithesis

Identify the figure of speech: "The car honked loudly as it zoomed by."

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Paradox