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WorksheetsFigures of Speech
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
A figure of speech in which two dissimilar things are compared to each other using the terms “like” or “as.”
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
A figure of speech that attributes human characteristics to something that is not human.
Simile
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Personification
A figure of speech that connects two opposing ideas, usually in two-word phrases, to create a contradictory effect.
Personification
Oxymoron
Irony
Metaphor
A figure of speech that utilizes extreme exaggeration to emphasize a certain quality or feature.
Irony
Oxymoron
Hyperbole
Metaphor
A figure of speech that appears to be self-contradictory but actually reveals something truthful.
Paradox
Irony
Personification
Simile
A figure of speech that compares two different things without the use of the terms “like” or “as.”
Simile
Metaphor
Irony
Paradox
Contradictory statements or situations reveal a reality that is different from what appears to be true.
Paradox
Irony
Hyperbole
Metaphor
A figure of speech employed by writers or speakers to intentionally make a situation seem less important than it really is.
Irony
Hyperbole
Understatement
Simile
Speaks directly to someone who is not present or is dead, or speaks to an inanimate object.
Irony
Understatement
Paradox
Apostrophe
A figure of speech in which one object or idea takes the place of another with which it has a close association.
Hyperbole
Apostrophe
Metonymy
Understatement
How are figures of speech used in our daily lives?
Which of the following is an example of metonymy?
Joe’s new ride was expensive.
Grace is as beautiful as her mother.
Jacob's smile light up the room.
You are not ugly.
Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?
I wish he took the bus to get her.
The leaves dance as the wind pass.
Judith is so hungry she can eat the whole table.
Love is like a rosary, it full of mysteries
Which of the following is an example of Irony?
Beauty is the in eye of the beholder.
The marriage counselor files for a divorce.
She is as tall as the tree.
Rain jumped all over the roof.
Which of the following is an example of simile?
A fire station burns down.
Susan is a top student like her sister.
I'm so thirsty I could drink the whole dam.
She lives down the street where Sue died.
