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Figures of Speech

Total questions: 110

Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This part of speech give human characteristic to non human entities.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

2.

This figure of speech uses exaggeration to make its point.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

3.
"Pretty Ugly" is an example of which Figure of Speech?
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
oxymoron
d)
personification
4.

"Kara has the heart of a lion."

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

5.

The assignment was a breeze is an example of....

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Alliteration

d)

Onomatopoeia

6.

"These walls have ears"

This sentence is an example of :

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

alliteration

7.

"The baby's skin was like a rose petal"

This sentence is an example of:

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

apostrophe

d)

simile

8.

"The leaves danced in the wind"

This sentence is an example of:

a)

alliteration

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

simile

9.

"I am so hungry that I can eat a horse"

This sentence is an example of:

a)

simile

b)

hyperbole

c)

personification

d)

metaphor

10.

"Rain races, ripping and restless in its rage"

This sentence is an example of:

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

repetition

d)

alliteration

11.

"The daffodils nodded their yellow heads at the walkers"

This sentence is an example of:

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

12.

"He fell down like an old tree falling down in a storm."

This sentence is an example of :

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

hyperbole

13.

"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room."

What is being personified?

a)

The walls

b)

The scream

c)

The orange

d)

The room

14.

The clock on the wall laughed at me as I tried to finish my test before class ended.

a)

personification

b)

simile

c)

hyperbole

d)

metaphor

15.

"The Flash is fast like lightning." This is an example of...

a)

personification

b)

hyperbole

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

16.

"It's so fluffy, I'm gonna die." This is an example of...

a)

hyperbole

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

metaphor

17.

Use alliteration.


Are you hungry? Let's find a cafe for ________, __________ and __________.

a)

egg, chips and cola

b)

coffee, cakes and tea

c)

coffee, cakes and cola

d)

fish, chips and coffee

18.

Use Alliteration.


The art gallery displayed hundreds of ________ __________ and ___________.

a)

books, pots and pans

b)

pots, pans and cups

c)

precious pictures and paintings

d)

prints, cups and pans

19.

"The gushing wind blew through the trees." This is an example of...

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

hyperbole

c)

simile

d)

personification

20.

The snow is a white blanket is an example of a???

a)

simile

b)

symbolism

c)

metaphor

d)

personification

21.

Black is used to represent death or evil.....is an example of???

a)

simile

b)

symbolism

c)

personification

d)

metaphor

22.

Snowboarding is better than skiing...is an example of???

a)

anti-thesis

b)

alliteration

c)

metaphor

d)

simile

23.

The classroom was a zoo...is an example of???

a)

symbolism

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

personification

24.

"When Adele walked through the store, each shiny pair of high heels called out to her."

What is being personified?

a)

Adele

b)

The store

c)

High heels

d)

Her

25.

I was scared when I heard the tic-toc of the clock at midnight.

a)

personification

b)

apostrophe

c)

hyperbole

d)

onomatopoeia

26.

Life is bitter sweet.

a)

Anastrophe

b)

Oxymoron

c)

Tautology

d)

Metaphor

27.

"Oh, you stupid car, you never work when I need you to."

a)

Anastrophe

b)

Apostrophe

c)

Anaphora

d)

Anti-thesis

28.

Sometimes too hot the eye of heaven shines.

a)

Anastrophe

b)

Apostrophe

c)

Anaphora

d)

Anti-thesis

29.

How we experience situation

How we show love

How we understand things

a)

Anastrophe

b)

Apostrophe

c)

Anaphora

d)

Anti-thesis

30.

Love is an ideal thing, marriage is a real thing.

a)

Anastrophe

b)

Apostrophe

c)

Anaphora

d)

Anti-thesis

31.

We look for light but all is darkness.

a)

Anastrophe

b)

Apostrophe

c)

Anaphora

d)

Anti-thesis

32.

In my opinion, I think that love is blind.

a)

Anastrophe

b)

Tautology

c)

Transferred Epithet

d)

Anti-thesis

33.

He appears to be invisible.

a)

Tautology

b)

Oxymoron

c)

Metaphor

d)

Personification

34.

Please act naturally.

a)

Taugology

b)

Oxymoron

c)

Anti-thesis

d)

Personification

35.

Patience I lack.

a)

Anastrophe

b)

Apostrophe

c)

Anaphora

d)

Anti-thesis

36.

"Oh sun! Why do you have to shine so brightly?"

a)

Anastrophe

b)

Apostrophe

c)

Anaphora

d)

Anti-thesis

37.

The thieves robbed a police-station.

a)

Tautology

b)

Irony

c)

Repetition

d)

Anti-thesis

38.

I don't like those curious stares.

a)

Tautology

b)

Personification

c)

Transferred Epithet

d)

Anaphora

39.

Open your sleepy eyes.

a)

Tautology

b)

Personification

c)

Transferred Epithet

d)

Anaphora

40.

Life is a journey.

a)

Irony

b)

Personification

c)

Metaphor

d)

Repetition

41.

“I am on the top of the world” is an example of?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

42.

”Life is a blank page” is an example of?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

43.

“We washed a mountainous pile of clothes” is an example of?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

44.

I heard the coming and going of the breeze.

a)

Anti-thesis

b)

Allusion

c)

Anaphora

d)

Apostrophe

45.

A statement or situation where the meaning is contradicted by the appearance or presentation of the idea.

a)

Oxymoron

b)

Irony

c)

Apostrophe

d)

Litotes

46.

I had so much homework last night that I needed a pickup truck to carry all my books home!

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

47.

What figure of speech is "Brooklyn and Daniel are the dumbest smart kids."?

a)

hyperbole

b)

alliteration

c)

transferred epithet

d)

oxymoron

48.

She is a walking dictionary.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Metaphor

c)

Repetition

d)

None of the above

49.

Time is tired of travelling.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Personification

c)

Repetition

d)

Both a and b

50.

The clouds are wailing

a)

Metaphor

b)

Personification

c)

Simle

d)

Alliteration

51.

There was such a joyful sadness in her beautiful face. What is the literary device here?

a)

transferred epithet

b)

anastrophe

c)

oxymoron

d)

personification

52.
Which of the following is an oxymoron?
a)
It's a happy medium
b)
It's a sunny morning
c)
It's a calculated risk
d)
It's a great choice
53.

Zombies are the living dead.

a)

not an oxymoron

b)

oxymoron

54.

Which is an ironic example?

a)

Looking at her son's messy room, Mom says, "Wow, you could win an award for cleanliness!"

b)

I am like a lion.

c)

The news sailed across the ocean.

d)

None of The above

55.

The following is an example of?

"Strong in the force, you are."

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Anastrophe

c)

Antithesis

d)

Apostrophe

56.

The following is an example of?

Money is the root of all evils: poverty is the fruit of all goodness.

a)

Apostrophe

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Anastrophe

d)

Antithesis

57.

The following is an example of?

All’s fair in love and war.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Anti-thesis

c)

Repetition

d)

Simile

58.

The following is an example of?

Bill is a cheerful pessimist.

a)

Irony

b)

Oxymoron

c)

Tautology

d)

Metaphor

59.

Repetition of words, usually at beginning of successive clauses or phrase, for emphasis.

a)

alliteration

b)

anaphora

c)

anastrophe

d)

apostrophe

60.

An inversion (switching) of the normal order of words...

a)

anaphora

b)

transferred epithet

c)

apostrophe

d)

anastrophe

61.

A pilot has a fear of heights.

a)

Irony

b)

Repetition

c)

Tautology

d)

Anaphora

62.

The teacher fails the test.

a)

Irony

b)

Repetition

c)

Tautology

d)

Anaphora

63.

He passed a sleepless night.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Transferred Epithet

d)

Irony

64.

Into the water dived the boy.

a)

Anastrophe

b)

Apostrophe

c)

Anaphora

d)

Anti-thesis

65.

He went into the storm dark and menacing.

a)

Anastrophe

b)

Apostrophe

c)

Anaphora

d)

Anti-thesis

66.

I like a smuggler. He is the only honest thief.

a)

Anastrophe

b)

Oxymoron

c)

Tautology

d)

Metaphor

67.
Her lovely voice was music to his ears.
a)
Simile
b)
Allusion
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Metaphor
68.
We waited for centuries for the latest game to be released.
a)
Personficiation
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
d)
Hyperbole
69.

"And then one day the boy came back and the tree shook with joy"

a)

Irony

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Personificatioin

d)

Metaphor

70.
That child is a bear when he is sleepy.
a)
Simile
b)
Allusion
c)
Metaphor
d)
Hyperbole
71.

In every cry of every man,

In every infant's cry of fear,

In every voice, in every ban,

The mind-forged manacles I hear:

— William Blake, London

a)

anaphora

b)

tautology

c)

apostrophe

d)

personification

72.

Two figures of speech that involve comparisons are...

a)

simile and metaphor

b)

hyperbole and simile

c)

personification and irony

d)

alliteration and metaphor

73.

What does the hyperbole "I have a million things to do today" mean?

a)

There is nothing to do today.

b)

There is a million things to do today.

c)

There is a lot to do today.

d)

There are two things to do today.

74.

Hemlock tree and crow represent sorrow and depression.... This is an example of??

a)

simile

b)

symbolism

c)

personification

d)

metaphor

75.

Some say the world will end in fire...

a)

Repetition

b)

Anti-thesis

c)

Alliteration

d)

Personification

76.

On pads of velvet quiet... Here, the figures of speech is....

a)

personification

b)

metaphor

c)

apostrophe

d)

hyperbole

77.

The true Chameleon is small, a lizard sort of thing.

a)

simile

b)

repetition

c)

personification

d)

none of these

78.

A noble wild beast greets you.. This is an example of...

a)

Apostrophe

b)

Personification

c)

Anti-thesis

d)

Metaphor

79.

Don’t bite your nails, Amanda!

Don’t hunch your shoulders, Amanda!

a)

Anastrophe

b)

Apostrophe

c)

Anaphora

d)

Anti-thesis

80.

I am an orphan... What is the figures of speech used here?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

allusion

d)

personification

81.

Mermaid, orphan and Rapunzel represent freedom......is an example of???

a)

simile

b)

symbolism

c)

personification

d)

metaphor

82.

The dish ran away with the spoon...

a)

Anastrophe

b)

Personification

c)

Apostrophe

d)

Anti-thesis

83.

The child of cobbler has no shoe.

a)

Tautology

b)

Irony

c)

Repetition

d)

Anti-thesis

84.

Please make haste slowly... What is the literary device used here?

a)

Oxymoron

b)

Metonymy

c)

Metaphor

d)

Onomatopoeia

85.

The moan of doves in immemorial elms and murmur of innumerable bees...

a)

Anti-thesis

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Irony

d)

Simile

86.

Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go...

This sentence is an example of :

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

alliteration

87.

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness.

a)

Anastrophe

b)

Apostrophe

c)

Anaphora

d)

Anti-thesis

88.

I kissed the hand of death...

a)

Personification

b)

Metaphor

c)

Alliteration

d)

Simile

89.

O wind, where have you been??

a)

Anastrophe

b)

Apostrophe

c)

Anaphora

d)

Anti-thesis

90.

"He is the wisest fool of them all." is an example of which Figure of Speech?

a)

simile

b)

allusion

c)

oxymoron

d)

personification

91.

United we stand, divided we fall... This is an example of?

a)

Anastrophe

b)

Apostrophe

c)

Anaphora

d)

Anti-thesis

92.

My monster truck toy is as big as a Guanacaste tree

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Alliteration

d)

Personification

93.

Taste you sweet as plump plums, bitter as old lemons

a)

simile

b)

alliteration

c)

anti-thesis

d)

irony

94.

Life is a barren field

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

transferred epithet

95.

The following sentence is an example of what figure of speech?


I don’t like chocolate.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

None of these

96.

The following sentence is an example of what figure of speech?


The lovely lollipops is lying on the leather lounge.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Repetition

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Metaphor

97.

The green giraffe laughs at the path.


What figure of speech is there in the sentence above?

a)

Personification

b)

Alliteration

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Simile

98.

What figure of speech is in the image above?

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Irony

c)

Personification

d)

Alliteration

99.

The icy hands of sculpture fluttered like hummingbird wings.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Personification

100.

Pam was skinny enough to jump through a keyhole.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Personification

101.

They clattered and clanged as he washed the dishes.

a)

Simile

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

102.
Honesty is honey to my mouth
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Allusion
103.
He is as eager as a beaver
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Personification
d)
Hyperbole
104.
The alarm clock is still sleeping
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Personification
105.
Pieces of furniture are dancing because of the quake
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Personification
d)
Hyperbole
106.

Happy to hear that you are not doing well

a)

Irony

b)

Repetition

c)

Oxymoron

d)

Allusion

107.

Her kind insults unnerve him

a)

Irony

b)

Repetition

c)

Oxymoron

d)

Allusion

108.

Because you are my most loved class, I am going to give you quizzes for five days straight

a)

Irony

b)

Apostrophe

c)

Oxymoron

d)

Allusion

109.

We are living in a limited infinity

a)

Irony

b)

Repetition

c)

Oxymoron

d)

Allusion

110.

The wind whooshed up her skirt

a)

Repetition

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Irony

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