WorksheetsMeaning Transference
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
The following sentence is metaphor/simile/neither?
The baby was like an octopus, grabbing at all the cans on the shelves
Metaphor
Simile
Neither
As the teacher entered the room, she muttered under her breath “This class is like a three-ring circus".
Metaphor
Simile
Neither
The giant’s step was thunder as he ran toward Jack
Metaphor
Simile
Neither
The pillow was a cloud when I put my head on it after a long day
Metaphor
Simile
Neither
I feel like a limp dishrag
Metaphor
Simile
Neither
Those girls are like two peas in a pod
Metaphor
Simile
Neither
The bar of soap was a slippery eel during the dog’s bath
Metaphor
Simile
Neither
Ted was as nervous as a mouse in a room full of cat
Metaphor
Simile
Neither
The type of transference of meaning in the sentence "He writes a fine hand" is: Metonymy
True
False
The type of transference of meaning in the sentence "As the bullet pierced his chest, I watched the life flow out of him" is: Metaphor
True
False
The type of transference of meaning in the sentence
"She is the true angel in my life" is: Metonymy
True
False
The type of transference of meaning in the sentence
"The classroom is a zoo" is: Metaphor
True
False
The type of transference of meaning in the sentence
"These high heels are killing me" is: Hyperboles
True
False
The type of transference of meaning in the sentence
"You won’t be sorry you bought this knife set" is: Hyperboles
True
False
The type of transference of meaning in the sentence
"It’s not my first rodeo" is: Litotes
True
False
The type of transference of meaning in the sentence
"When they met, there were fireworks in their eyes" is: Hyperboles
True
False
The type of transference of meaning in the sentence
"A student passes a class with a well-written essay about how bad the class is." is: Metonymy
True
False
The type of transference of meaning in the sentence
"An anti-technology group sets up a website to recruit new club members" is: Irony
True
False
The type of transference of meaning in the sentence
"He fought a long battle with cancer" is: Metaphor
True
False
The type of transference of meaning in the sentence
"The newspaper said the president was tired and emotional" is: Euphemism
True
False
