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FiguresOfSpeech

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

My dad will kill me when he comes home and sees the house in chaos.

a)

irony

b)

hyperbole

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

2.

as innocent as an angel

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

d)

hyperbole

3.

that girl acts like a child

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

4.

Lightning dances across the sky

a)

personification

b)

simile

c)

hyperbole

d)

metaphor

5.

Lightning dances across the sky

a)

personification

b)

simile

c)

hyperbole

d)

metaphor

6.

The buzzing bee startled me!

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Metaphor

7.

He clattered and clanged as he washed the dishes.

a)

Simile

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Hyperbole

8.

Life is a beach!

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Alliteration

9.

The sun draped its arms around my shoulders

a)

Personification

b)

Oxymoron

c)

Metaphor

10.

What figure of speech is used to show comparison of two dissimilar objects using the words "like" and "as"?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

11.

What figure of speech shows exaggeration of ideas to emphasize a point?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

12.

This gives human qualities/characteristics to things,places,plants,animals and ideas. What figure of speech is this?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

13.

(a)   is also a comparison of two unlike subjects. However, it is more direct than simile.

14.

Exaggeration of statements to show emphasis is (a)   .

15.

This figure of speech gives human qualities to non-human subjects. This is called (a)   .

16.

Simile compares two unlike subjects using comparing words " (a)   " and "as".

17.

The popular toy flew off the shelves during the holidays.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

18.

That kid is a tiger when she's angry.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

19.

The school library is like a mountain of books.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

20.

i was scared when i heard the tic-toc of the clock on midnight.

a)

assonance

b)

alliteration

c)

hyperbole

d)

onomatopoeia