Awwala grammar quiz- unit 1-6

A figure of speech that directly compares two different things using the words “like” or “as

"Time is a thief' - what figure of speech is used in this sentence?

"The bees buzzed in the garden" is an example for-

• Oxymoron

• Symbolism

• Onomatopoeia

• Pun

_______ is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.

"The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plains' is an example of -

• Dissonance

• Assonance

• Paradox

• Synecdoche

“And so we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”

• Identify the 2 verbs in this sentence.

“There is no friend as loyal as a book.”

• What part of speech is the word 'loyal'?

• Noun

• Adverb

• Adjective

• Preposition

“I wandered lonely as a cloud that floats on high o’er vales and hills.”

• Identify the 2 adverbs in this sentence.

"I wanted to go to the park, but my sister wanted to stay home"
Identify the conjunction in this sentence

"She brought cookies and milk for the picnic"
In this sentence 'for' is a _______