Worksheetsfigurative language
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 8mins
Verbal Irony is
a play of words
the speaker saying one thing but meaning another
an exaggeration
an illogical expression that means something else
An exaggeration that will never happen
(a)
A phrase that compares two unlikely things using "like" or "as" is a
(a)
A phrase comparing two unlikely things
(a)
"A boiled egg for lunch is hard to beat"
personification
allusion
euphemism
pun
A group of words that are self-contradicting is a(n)
oxymoron
pun
allusion
idiom
An idiom is
a reference to a person, place, or idea with great significance
a phrase that gives human qualities to nonhuman things
group of words that are self-contradicting
an illogical expression that means something else
"His cruel words are a sword to my heart."
idiom
simile
metaphor
euphemism
"Lightning McQueen was extremely upset for losing the race."
hyperbole
idiom
personification
metaphor
"I love studying for a test every week!"
personification
verbal irony
allusion
hyperbole
"I happily rejected your invitation to the party"
hyperbole
verbal irony
oxymoron
idiom
"Polly Peters positively played Ping-Pong."
simile
personification
alliteration
onomatopoeia
