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Figure of Speech - Contrast

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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 
2.
"Oh he's so beautiful--such a beautiful disaster," sings Kelly Clarkson. 
a)
oxymoron 
b)
paradox
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
3.
Which of the following is NOT oxymoron?
a)
mild hot sauce
b)
comfortable misery 
c)
a wise fool 
d)
 a smart decision 
4.

It is putting side by side of two normally contradictory words.

a)

Metonymy

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Oxymoron

d)

Paradox

5.
"Pretty Ugly" is an example of which Figure of Speech?
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
oxymoron
d)
personification
6.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

a)

Apostrophe

b)

Antithesis

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

7.

Which figure of speech is the author using?


"Speech is silver, but silence is gold."

a)

Antithesis

b)

Metaphor

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Alliteration

8.

Which figure of speech is the author using?


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

a)

Metaphor

b)

Repetition

c)

Alliteration

d)

Antithesis

9.

Which figure of speech did Neil Armstrong use before stepping on the moon?


"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Antithesis

d)

Rhetorical question

10.

Using 'inferno' in place of 'hell' is an example of _____________.

a)

Chiasmus

b)

Litotes

c)

Euphemism

d)

Pun

11.

What is the figure of speech used in the line "She is no fool."?

a)

Metonymy

b)

Synecdoche

c)

Litotes

d)

Chiasmus

12.

"Truth is bitter, but it has a sweet fruit." is an example of ______.

a)

Paradox

b)

Antithesis

c)

Oxymoron

d)

Litotes

13.

He is telling us a fairy tale.

a)

irony

b)

simile

c)

euphemism

d)

transferred epithet

14.

I am not a little.

a)

interrogation

b)

pun

c)

apostrophe

d)

litotes

15.

passed away instead of died

a)

personification

b)

euphemism

c)

imagery

d)

verbal irony

16.

Melham is a big-boned kid.

a)

healthy

b)

thin

c)

fat

d)

joyful

17.

She forgot to visit the powder room before going to the shop.

a)

toilet

b)

kitchen

c)

classroom

d)

bedroom

18.
My grades were not horrible after the 1st marking period
a)
Hypallage
b)
Litotes
c)
Metonymy
d)
Euphemism
e)
Antonomasia
19.
Well I definitely didn't fail the test.
a)
Synecdoche
b)
Litote
c)
Euphemism
d)
Hypallage
e)
Antonomasia
20.
Someone can't deny an accusation. This is an example of:
a)
Litotes
b)
Euphemism
c)
John Cena
d)
Hypallage
e)
Metonymy