WorksheetsFigures of Speech (Grade 11-13)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The car was knifed in two.
Simile
metaphor
onomatopoeia
personification
As we opened the door the sun greeted us with a smile.
metaphor
simile
personification
onomatopoeia
The girls sailed through their driving tests easily.
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
The old man told the little boy that he can save money by spending it.
irony
sarcasm
paradox
euphemism
The students were obviously nervous because a deafening silence filled the atmosphere.
onomatopoeia
personification
oxymoron
antithesis
Are you prepared to fight for your rights or are you going to die as wimps?
Allusion
Alliteration
Rhetorical Question
Hyperbole
The visually impaired student had great difficulty understanding what the teacher was explaining.
onomatopoeia
oxymoron
euphemism
Paradox
In the summer season soft was the sun.
alliteration
metaphor
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
To err is human; to forgive is divine.
sarcasm
metaphor
antithesis
paradox
The pen is mightier than the sword.
antithesis
metonymy
metaphor
hyperbole
His speech brought the house down.
metaphor
euphemism
irony
hyperbole
A born linguist like you cannot order a drink in French.
metaphor
pun
simile
irony
I came, I saw and I conquered.
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
climax
anti-climax
Who had kissed us awake? (Taken from the poem, Colonial Girls School)
rhetorical question
allusion
Paradox
metaphor
The comedian was seriously funny.
hyperbole
oxymoron
antithesis
Paradox
