STYLE D

1. Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• ¢A) The moonlight danced on the sea.
  

• ¢B) The wild winds whistled through the trees.
  

• ¢C) She was as bright as the sun.
  

• ¢D) The city was alive with sounds.

2. What is the main characteristic of a simile?

• ¢A) It compares two things without using "like" or "as."
  

• ¢B) It exaggerates for emphasis.
  

• ¢C) It gives human qualities to non-human things.
  

• ¢D) It compares two things using "like" or "as."

3. Which of the following is an example of metaphor?

• ¢A) The world is a stage.
  

• ¢B) The car roared down the highway.
  

• ¢C) She has a heart of gold.
  

• ¢D) His words cut deeper than a sword.

4. What does metonymy refer to?

• ¢A) Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects.
  

• ¢B) Substituting one thing with something closely related to it.
  

• ¢C) Using exaggerated statements to emphasize something.
  

• ¢D) Comparing two unlike things with "like" or "as."

5. Which of the following is an example of oxymoron?

• A brave knight

• A rolling stone

• The sun shone brightly

• A silent scream

6. What is zeugma?

• The repetition of consonant sounds.
  

• An extreme exaggeration.
  

• A figure of speech where one word governs multiple others in a sentence.
  

• A comparison using "like" or "as."

7. Which of the following is an example of personification?

• She was as quick as lightning.
  

• The wind whispered through the trees.
  

• The mountain stood tall against the sky.
  

• ¢The house was as cold as ice.

8. What is hyperbole?

• ¢Giving human qualities to non-human things.

• A comparison between two unlike things.
  

• An understatement to create irony.
  

• An extreme exaggeration.
  

9. "The stars danced playfully in the night sky." This sentence is an example of which stylistic device?

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Metaphor

10. Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• ¢The snow was a blanket on the ground.

• ¢He ran as fast as a cheetah.
  

• Time is a thief.
  

• Her voice was like music to his ears.