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Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
The use of using repetition of letters at the beginning of words
Alliteration
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
A phrase using words that means something different than their true meaning
Onomatopoeia
Idiom
Oxymoron
Metaphor
A statement that compares two unlike things using "like" or "as"
Metaphor
Personification
Idiom
Simile
A statement that compares two unlike things without using "like" or "as"
Simile
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
An exaggerated statement that should not be taken literally
Hyperbole
Personification
Oxymoron
Alliteration
Words that are used to imitate or suggest the sound they would make
Metaphor
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
The use of using words that are opposite in meaning in a sentence
Simile
Oxymoron
Personification
Metaphor
The use of giving non-living things human characteristics
Idiom
Hyperbole
Personification
Simile
"Sally sold sandwiches standing still" is an example of...
Alliteration
Idiom
Simile
Metaphor
"This quiz is a piece of cake" is an example of...
Simile
Idiom
Personification
Hyperbole
"March is coming in like a lion" is an example of...
Idiom
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Simile
"Jimmy is a busy bee" is an example of...
Simile
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Idiom
"The line of cars is a million miles long" is an example of...
Hyperbole
Personification
Alliteration
Oxymoron
"Crash! Bang! Boom! Whoosh! Buzz!" are examples of...
Personification
Simile
Oxymoron
Onomatopoeia
"The neighbors have a love-hate relationship" is an example of...
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Oxymoron
Metaphor
"The branches of the trees waved at us as we passed them" is an example of...
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Idiom
Hyperbole
