WorksheetsFiguresOfSpeech
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
My dad will kill me when he comes home and sees the house in chaos.
irony
hyperbole
simile
metaphor
as innocent as an angel
simile
metaphor
alliteration
hyperbole
that girl acts like a child
metaphor
simile
personification
hyperbole
Lightning dances across the sky
personification
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
Lightning dances across the sky
personification
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
The buzzing bee startled me!
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
He clattered and clanged as he washed the dishes.
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Life is a beach!
Metaphor
Simile
Alliteration
The sun draped its arms around my shoulders
Personification
Oxymoron
Metaphor
What figure of speech is used to show comparison of two dissimilar objects using the words "like" and "as"?
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
What figure of speech shows exaggeration of ideas to emphasize a point?
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
This gives human qualities/characteristics to things,places,plants,animals and ideas. What figure of speech is this?
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
(a) is also a comparison of two unlike subjects. However, it is more direct than simile.
Exaggeration of statements to show emphasis is (a) .
This figure of speech gives human qualities to non-human subjects. This is called (a) .
Simile compares two unlike subjects using comparing words " (a) " and "as".
The popular toy flew off the shelves during the holidays.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
That kid is a tiger when she's angry.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
The school library is like a mountain of books.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
i was scared when i heard the tic-toc of the clock on midnight.
assonance
alliteration
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
