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WorksheetsParadox, Oxymoron, and More
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Placing side by side two contradictory words that make logical sense when explained.
a)
paradox
b)
hyperbole
c)
personification
d)
oxymoron
2.
Placing two contradictory phrases or ideas side-by-side that, through deeper analysis, make logical sense.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
oxymoron
c)
paradox
d)
allusion
3.
deafening silence
a)
oxymoron
b)
paradox
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
alliteration
4.
While at the restaurant, Amy said, "I would like a heavy serving of appetizers." Here statement contains__________________.
a)
oxymoron
b)
alliteration
c)
simile
d)
allusion
5.
"Oh he's so beautiful--such a beautiful disaster," sings Kelly Clarkson.
a)
oxymoron
b)
paradox
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
6.
"As the sun goes down and rises each day, so does our opportunity to start over and begin a new day."
a)
analogy (a comparison of two things)
b)
allusion
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
7.
"What gloves are to hands, socks are to feet" is an example of__________________.
a)
analogy
b)
hyperbole
c)
assonance
d)
alliteration
8.
Customer: "Do you have any samples of the new Versace cologne?"
Salesman: "Yes! We have a ton of those in the back. Let me go get you some."
Salesman: "Yes! We have a ton of those in the back. Let me go get you some."
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
9.
"Water is cheaper than diamonds, yet humans need water, not diamonds, to survive."
a)
hyperbole
b)
paradox
c)
allusion
d)
simile
10.
"The brazen boy laughed defiantly at the corpse in the casket."
a)
assonance
b)
alliteration
c)
analogy
d)
personification
11.
"The repetition of beginning consonant sounds in nearby words."
a)
alliteration
b)
assonance
c)
allusion
d)
onomatopoeia
12.
"The lone, level sand stretched as far as the eye could see."
a)
analogy
b)
assonance
c)
alliteration
d)
metaphor
13.
"Fire, fire, burning bright in the forest late at night."
a)
alliteration
b)
paradox
c)
assonance
d)
metaphor
14.
"Your harsh criticisms are like fish hooks that pierce my confidence."
a)
simile
b)
metapor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
15.
"Who knew when he flew from the boundaries of his mind that he would still be recognizable in his insanity?"
a)
alliteration
b)
assonance
c)
allusion
d)
oxymoron
16.
The repetition of nearby vowel sounds within or at the end of words.
a)
assonance
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
paradox
17.
What does the following paradox most likely mean?
"I close my eyes so that I can see."
"I close my eyes so that I can see."
a)
The person is blind and only has vision when closing his or her eyes.
b)
The person's imagination or internal vision is stronger when blocking out visual distractions.
c)
It makes absolutely no sense.
d)
The person needs to nap so that he or she can think better,
18.
Which of the following is NOT oxymoron?
a)
mild hot sauce
b)
comfortable misery
c)
a wise fool
d)
a smart decision
19.
Just as Atlas was punished by having to carry the Earth on his shoulders for all eternity, I, too, carry the burden of her secret on my shoulders every day.
Which TWO Literary terms are present in the writing above?
a)
allusion and analogy
b)
simile and metaphor
c)
paradox and oxymoron
d)
simile and irony
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