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Speech Figurative Language & Sound Devices

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

2. compares two different things by highlighting the similarities.

(a)  

2.

3. an exaggerated statement used to make a point.

(a)  

3.

4. a comparison of two unlike things without using the words like or as.

(a)  

4.

5. the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea.

(a)  

5.

The squEAky whEEl gets the grEAse.

a)

consonance

b)

assonance

c)

Onomatopoeia

6.

This sports team is a Cinderella story! Translation: A bad sports team becomes great. This is an example of a/an

a)

Extended metaphor

b)

simile

c)

apostrophe

d)

allusion

7.

"Sally sell sea shells by the sea shore" is an example of

a)

repetition

b)

rhyme scheme

c)

simile

d)

alliteration

8.

Select the correct example for an oxymoron.

(There is more than 1 correct answer)

a)

Playful fun

b)

One choice

c)

Serious humor

d)

Big baby

9.

Conveys the opposite of what is said.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Irony

d)

Personification

10.
Great, gregarious Gary from Gryffindor likes grapes.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
assonance
c)
consonance
d)
imagery
11.

This is an example of which of the following?

(a)  

12.

Euphemism are phrases that

a)

Exaggerate

b)

Polite or gentle way to say something

c)

Compare 2 unlike things

d)

Have the different meaning than the words

13.

Ryan likes swimming , hiking, and to ride a motorcycle.

a)

Parallel

b)

Not Parallel