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Figure of Speech

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

''Your bag is heavy as a rock. I can't walk while carrying it. ''

a)

SIMILE

b)

PERSONIFICATION

c)

ALLITERATION

d)

ONOMATOPEIA

2.

My cellphone works very hard today.

a)

METONYMY

b)

SIMILE

c)

IDIOM

d)

PERSONIFICATION

3.

This figure of speech describes an inanimate object or non-human terms.

(a)  

4.

The fly whizzed past us.

a)

METAPHOR

b)

ONOMATOPOEIA

c)

PERSONIFICATION

d)

METONYMY

5.

Two words together that have contradictory meanings.

(a)  

6.

What is the figure of speech is a word that imitates a sound?

a)

Sarcasm

b)

Metaphor

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Allusion

7.

Coca - cola

(a)  

8.

We had to wait forever! is an example of what figure of speech?

a)

HYPERBOLE

b)

PARADOX

c)

METONYMY

d)

IDIOM

9.

A comparison of not using the words like or as.

a)

METAPHOR

b)

PARADOX

c)

EUPHEMISM

d)

PUN

10.

What are the similarities and differences between irony and hyperbole?

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