Parts of Speech & Literary Device Practice

What is a simile?

• A comparison between two things using “like” or “as”

• A figure of speech where human traits are given to animals or objects

• A play on words

• An exaggeration for emphasis

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• Her smile was like sunshine.

• The leaves danced in the wind.

• He is a shining star.

• Boom! The door slammed shut.

What is personification?

• A figure of speech where something non-human is given human traits

• An exaggerated statement

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• A reference to another work of art

Which of these is an example of allusion?

• He is as brave as a lion.

• She’s a regular Einstein.

• The waves whispered to the shore.

• I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.

What is hyperbole?

• A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object to which it is not literally applicable

• An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally

• A play on words

• A figure of speech where human traits are given to animals or objects

Which sentence contains an example of alliteration?

• The big bear battled boldly.

• Time flies when you’re having fun.

• The cat ran up the tree.

• She is the light of my life.

What is an idiom?

• A phrase that means exactly what it says

• A phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of its words

• A figure of speech in which an object or idea is given human traits

• An extreme exaggeration

Which of the following is an oxymoron?

• Freezer burn

• As fast as lightning

• Brave like a lion

• The sun kissed the horizon

Which of these is an example of a pun?

• A) A horse is a very stable animal.

• B) Her smile was bright like the sun.

• C) The fire roared in the night.

• D) This bag weighs a ton.

Which sentence is an example of a paradox?

• Less is more.

• The sun set on the horizon.

• The wind was as cold as ice.

• It’s raining cats and dogs.