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WorksheetsFigures of Speech Checkpoint
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
A boy has been admitted to the hospital. The nurse says, “He’s in good hands.”
metonymy
synecdoche
hyperbole
litotes
litotes
pun
antithesis
oxymoron
Sometimes the right path is not the easiest one. -Pocahontas
litotes
synecdoche
euphemism
irony
I made the genius choice of selling my car right before I decided to move
hyperbole
antithesis
sarcasm
apostrophe
It's like rain on your wedding day
A free ride when you’ve already paid
Good advice that you just didn’t take
-Alanis Morisette
sarcasm
litotes
apostrophe
irony
I close my eyes so I can see -Fugazi, Shut the Door
antithesis
paradox
litotes
hyperbole
To err is human; to forgive, divine.
-Alexander Pope
apostrophe
antithesis
paradox
pun
Hollywood has been releasing a surprising amount of sci-fi movies lately.
euphemism
metonymy
pun
sarcasm
Meghan Trainor's "All About That Bass" uses which figure of speech?
Yeah it’s pretty clear, I ain’t no size two
But I can shake it, shake it like I’m supposed to do
‘Cause I got that boom boom that all the boys chase
All the right junk in all the right places
. . .
Because you know I’m all about that bass,
‘Bout that bass ’bout that bass, no treble
I’m all ’bout that bass, ’bout that bass, no treble
euphemism
hyperbole
apostrophe
oxymoron
What figure of speech does this Apple advertising use?
The new iPhone is ‘bigger than bigger.’
Let them choreograph a recital. Explore the North Pole. Organize a food drive. And take their entire songbook caroling.
antithesis
hyperbole
sarcasm
irony
oxymoron
antithesis
euphemism
synecdoche
Then come, sweet death, and rid me of this grief.
-Queen Isabel in Edward II by Christopher Marlowe
antithesis
irony
apostrophe
litotes
Money just walked in.
metonymy
synecdoche
hyperbole
litotes
Give us this day our daily bread.
metonymy
synecdoche
apostrophe
antithesis
Identify the metonymy in this example:
The suits on Wall Street walked off with most of our savings.
Wall Street
savings
walked off
The suits
Identify the synecdoche in this example:
I have four mouths to feed at home.
to feed
home
four mouths
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