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Figures of Speech

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What figure of speech compares two things using "like" or "as"?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

2.

"Her smile was a shining star in the night." This is an example of:

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Alliteration

3.

Which figure of speech gives human qualities to non-human objects?

a)

Personification

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Oxymoron

d)

Simile

4.

True or False: Hyperbole is a figure of speech used to understate or make something less dramatic.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

"The wind whispered through the trees" is an example of:

a)

Alliteration

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Personification

d)

Metaphor

6.

What is the figure of speech in this sentence: "I’ve told you a million times to clean your room"?

a)

Simile

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Metaphor

d)

Alliteration

7.

Which of the following is an example of an oxymoron?

a)

Deafening silence

b)

As brave as a lion

c)

The clock sang a song

d)

He runs faster than light

8.

What figure of speech is used when the sound of a word imitates its meaning?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Metaphor

d)

Onomatopoeia

9.

True or False: Simile and metaphor are the same because both compare two things directly.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

"She sells seashells by the seashore" is an example of:

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Alliteration

d)

Simile