WorksheetsIdentify Figures of Speech #2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
A simile is...
Comparison using "like" or "as".
Comparison NOT using "like" or "as"
Exaggeration
Repetition of the consonant sound at the beginning of words.
A hyperbole is...
Comparison NOT using "like" or "as"
Opposite of literal meaning
Exaggeration
Giving human qualities to objects
Onomatopoeia is a...
Word that sounds like its meaning
Comparison NOT using "like" or "as"
Giving human qualities to objects
Exaggeration
A metaphor is a...
Comparison using "like" or "as"
Exaggeration
Comparison NOT using "like" or "as"
Opposite of literal meaning
Allusion is...
Repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of words
Opposite of literal meaning
Reference to a famous person, place, literary work
Comparison NOT using "like" or "as"
Imagery is...
Words that sound like their meaning
Giving human qualities to objects
Comparison NOT using "like" or "as"
Words that appeal to the five senses
Alliteration is...
Exaggeration
comparisons using "like" or "as"
Repetition of sound
Giving human qualities to objects
Personification is...
Exaggeration
Comparisons using "like" or "as"
Giving human qualities to objects
Using on object to represent another
Irony is...
Repetition of consonant sound at the beginning of words
Exaggeration
Giving human qualities to objects
Opposite of literal meaning
Symbolism is...
Opposite of literal meaning
Giving human qualities to objects
Using one object to represent another
Reference to a famous work, event, or person.
"I was surprised his nose was not growing like Pinocchio's" is an example of allusion
True
False
"Your parent hits you for hitting your brother" is an example of irony.
True
False
"Blue is the color of sadness" is an example of symbolism.
True
False
"The shadow of the trees danced in the wind" is an example of personification.
True
False
"She is a lion" is an example of a simile.
True
False
"I am dying of shame" is an example of hyperbole.
True
False
"The eerie silence was shattered by her scream" is an example of imagery.
True
False
"Her eyes are as blue as the ocean" is an example of onomatopoeia.
True
False
"She sells seashells by the seashore" is an example of alliteration.
True
False
"She is as strong as a bear" is an example of a metaphor.
True
False
