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Figures of Speech Checkpoint

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A boy has been admitted to the hospital. The nurse says, “He’s in good hands.”

a)

metonymy

b)

synecdoche

c)

hyperbole

d)

litotes

2.
a)

litotes

b)

pun

c)

antithesis

d)

oxymoron

3.

Sometimes the right path is not the easiest one. -Pocahontas

a)

litotes

b)

synecdoche

c)

euphemism

d)

irony

4.

I made the genius choice of selling my car right before I decided to move

a)

hyperbole

b)

antithesis

c)

sarcasm

d)

apostrophe

5.

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

a)

sarcasm

b)

litotes

c)

apostrophe

d)

irony

6.

I close my eyes so I can see -Fugazi, Shut the Door

a)

antithesis

b)

paradox

c)

litotes

d)

hyperbole

7.

To err is human; to forgive, divine.

-Alexander Pope

a)

apostrophe

b)

antithesis

c)

paradox

d)

pun

8.

Hollywood has been releasing a surprising amount of sci-fi movies lately.

a)

euphemism

b)

metonymy

c)

pun

d)

sarcasm

9.

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

a)

euphemism

b)

hyperbole

c)

apostrophe

d)

oxymoron

10.

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.

a)

antithesis

b)

hyperbole

c)

sarcasm

d)

irony

11.
a)

oxymoron

b)

antithesis

c)

euphemism

d)

synecdoche

12.

Then come, sweet death, and rid me of this grief.

-Queen Isabel in Edward II by Christopher Marlowe

a)

antithesis

b)

irony

c)

apostrophe

d)

litotes

13.

Money just walked in.

a)

metonymy

b)

synecdoche

c)

hyperbole

d)

litotes

14.

Give us this day our daily bread.

a)

metonymy

b)

synecdoche

c)

apostrophe

d)

antithesis

15.

Identify the metonymy in this example:


The suits on Wall Street walked off with most of our savings.

a)

Wall Street

b)

savings

c)

walked off

d)

The suits

16.

Identify the synecdoche in this example:


I have four mouths to feed at home.

a)

to feed

b)

home

c)

four mouths

d)

I