WorksheetsFigures of Speech
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What figure of speech compares two things using "like" or "as"?
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
"Her smile was a shining star in the night." This is an example of:
Hyperbole
Simile
Metaphor
Alliteration
Which figure of speech gives human qualities to non-human objects?
Personification
Hyperbole
Oxymoron
Simile
True or False: Hyperbole is a figure of speech used to understate or make something less dramatic.
True
False
"The wind whispered through the trees" is an example of:
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Metaphor
What is the figure of speech in this sentence: "I’ve told you a million times to clean your room"?
Simile
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Alliteration
Which of the following is an example of an oxymoron?
Deafening silence
As brave as a lion
The clock sang a song
He runs faster than light
What figure of speech is used when the sound of a word imitates its meaning?
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
True or False: Simile and metaphor are the same because both compare two things directly.
True
False
"She sells seashells by the seashore" is an example of:
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Simile
