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Quiz No. 2: Figures of Speech

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What figures of speech is used in the sentence below?

It was so cold outside that I saw polar bears wearing jackets.

a)

Simile

b)

Irony

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Oxymoron

2.

What figures of speech is used in the sentence below?

The moon watched over the sleeping town, a silent protector in the night.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Personification

c)

Simile

d)

Metonymy

3.

What figure of speech is used in the sentence below?

The crown has decided to implement new regulations to protect the country.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Synecdoche

c)

Apostrophe

d)

Metonymy

4.

What figure of speech is used in the sentence below?

He was known for his cruel kindness, always helping others while being harsh.

a)

Understatement

b)

Synecdoche

c)

Oxymoron

d)

Irony

5.

What figure of speech is used in the sentence below?

The busy bees buzzed around the blooming blossoms.

a)

Assonance

b)

Consonance

c)

Alliteration

d)

Anaphora

6.

What figure of speech is used in the sentence below?

In the end, we will remember the moments, we will cherish the moments, and we will celebrate the moments.

a)

Anaphora

b)

Consonance

c)

Alliteration

d)

Epiphora

7.

What figure of speech is used in the sentence below?

In times of trouble, we must remain united; in times of doubt, we must stay hopeful; in times of despair, we must keep fighting.

a)

Anaphora

b)

Alliteration

c)

Personification

d)

Epiphora

8.

What figure of speech is used in the sentence below?

He was a vegan who owned a steakhouse, promoting healthy living while serving meat.

a)

Oxymoron

b)

Synecdoche

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Irony

9.

What figure of speech is used in the sentence below?


"O, Night, wrap me in your comforting embrace as I seek solace."

a)

Metonymy

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Apostrophe

10.

What figure of speech is used in the sentence below?

All eyes were on the stage as the performance began.

a)

Metonymy

b)

Oxymoron

c)

Synecdoche

d)

Simile

11.

What figure of speech is used in the sentence below?


I could sleep for a thousand years after that exhausting day at work.

a)

Irony

b)

Metaphor

c)

Understatement

d)

Hyperbole

12.

What figure of speech is used in the sentence below?

The classroom is a battlefield, where ideas clash and knowledge is the prize.

a)

Irony

b)

Personification

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

13.

What figure of speech is used in the sentence below?

The old book smelled like a forgotten library, filled with the dust of time.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole.

14.

What figure of speech in the following sentence?

She searched for happiness, she longed for happiness, and she fought for happiness.

a)

Synecdoche

b)

Irony

c)

Anaphora

d)

Epiphora

15.

What figure of speech is used in the following sentence?

The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.

a)

Epiphora

b)

Consonance

c)

Assonance

d)

Onomatopoeia