Figures of Speech Quiz

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• Her smile was a ray of sunshine.

• He fought like a lion.

• The stars danced in the sky.

• Time is a thief.

What figure of speech is used in the sentence: "He sailed through the exam with ease"?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Personification

Which of the following is tautology?

• He is a free gift.

• The rain fell down.

• She is a kind-hearted person.

• They are all gathered together.

What is the figure of speech in the phrase: "The wind whispered through the trees"?

• Personification

• Metonymy

• Irony

• Euphemism

Which statement is an example of hyperbole?

• I've told you a million times.

• She has a heart of stone.

• The world is a stage.

• He is as brave as a lion.

What figure of speech is used in the question: "Is the sky blue?" when the answer is obvious?

• Rhetorical question

• Apostrophe

• Irony

• Chiasmus

In which of the following sentences is apostrophe used?

• O Death, where is thy sting?

• She sells sea shells by the sea shore.

• The cat danced in the moonlight.

• Time flies like an arrow.

What figure of speech is demonstrated in: "I am Sam, Sam I am"?

• Anadiplosis

• Antimetabole

• Chiasmus

• Zeugma

Which of the following exemplifies chiasmus?

• You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy.

• To err is human; to forgive, divine.

• The early bird catches the worm.

• He was a man of great stature.

What is inversion in the context of language?

• Changing the order of words in a sentence

• Using a word in a new sense

• A play on words

• A figure of speech where the opposite is stated