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Figures of Speech

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the figures of speech used in each line.


"A poem is as tightly closed as an unfolding bud."

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Onomatopoeia

e)

Hyperbole

2.

Identify the figures of speech used in each line.


"The days flew by quickly."

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Onomatopoeia

e)

Hyperbole

3.

Identify the figures of speech used in each line.


"When I heard the news that I passed Pisay, my heart was overflowing with gladness."

a)

Irony

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Onomatopoeia

e)

Hyperbole

4.

Identify the figures of speech used in each line.


"Their daughters are the gem of their family."

a)

Irony

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Onomatopoeia

e)

Hyperbole

5.

Identify the figures of speech used in each line.


"There's a traffic jam when you finally decided to use Waze."

a)

Irony

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Onomatopoeia

e)

Hyperbole

6.

Identify the figures of speech used in each line.


"The sudden kring kring of the bell made the lady scream."

a)

Irony

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Onomatopoeia

e)

Hyperbole

7.

Identify the figures of speech used in each line.


"The wind kissed the girl's cheek while she was walking by."

a)

Irony

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Onomatopoeia

e)

Hyperbole

8.

Identify the figures of speech used in each line.


"Words spoken in anger are like sharp knives that can hurt really deeply."

a)

Irony

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Metaphor

e)

Hyperbole

9.

Identify the figures of speech used in each line.


"You really enjoyed your surprise party! You were frowning in all your pictures!"

a)

Simile

b)

Personification

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Irony

e)

Hyperbole

10.

Identify the figures of speech used in each line.


"How the bells tinkle! tinkle! tinkle! in the icy air of night."

a)

Simile

b)

Personification

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Irony

e)

Hyperbole

11.

Identify the figures of speech used in each line.


"The worrier carried the whole world on his shoulders."

a)

Simile

b)

Personification

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Irony

e)

Hyperbole

12.

Identify the figures of speech used in each line.


"My father is as busy as a bee."

a)

Simile

b)

Personification

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Irony

e)

Metaphor

13.

Identify the figures of speech used in each line.


"Ribbit Ribbit said the little frog as I started to snip snip snip it."

a)

Simile

b)

Personification

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Irony

e)

Metaphor

14.

Identify the figures of speech used in each line.


"Today is such a good day. It's raining when we are about to do our island hopping activity!"

a)

Simile

b)

Personification

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Irony

e)

Metaphor

15.

Identify the figures of speech used in each line.


"I nearly died laughing because of the joke my teacher said."

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Personification

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Irony

e)

Metaphor