Figures of Speech

Which figure of speech compares two things using "like" or "as"?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

What figure of speech gives human qualities to non-human things?

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Irony

• Simile

“He was as brave as a lion” is an example of:

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

"The thunder roared angrily in the sky" is an example of:

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Irony

What figure of speech exaggerates for emphasis?

• Hyperbole

• Irony

• Simile

• Alliteration

“She sells seashells by the seashore” is an example of:

• Irony

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

"The world is a stage" is an example of:

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

"I am so hungry I could eat a horse" is an example of:

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Irony

• Metaphor

“Actions speak louder than words” is an example of:

• Irony

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

What figure of speech uses a word or phrase repeatedly to create rhythm or emphasis?

• Alliteration

• Repetition

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor