WorksheetsExploring Figures of Speech
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is a simile?
A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using "like," "as," or "than."
A figure of speech that gives human qualities to animals or objects.
A figure of speech that uses words that sound like noises.
An exaggeration.
Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?
"The willow is like an etching."
"Hope is the thing with feathers."
"Susie’s galoshes make splishes and sploshes."
"Small as a peanut, big as a giant."
What is onomatopoeia?
The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of several words.
A figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using "like," "as," or "than."
The use of words that sound like the noises they describe.
An exaggeration.
Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
"The fog comes on little cat feet."
"The steps groaned."
"There will come soft rains and the smell of the ground."
"The willow’s music is like a soprano."
What is hyperbole?
A figure of speech that gives human qualities to animals or objects.
A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using "like," "as," or "than."
An exaggeration.
The use of words that sound like the noises they describe.
Which of the following is an example of personification?
"The gingko is like a crude sketch."
"The fog comes on little cat feet."
"The steps groaned."
"Zing, whack, plop, ping."
Which sentence contains a simile?
"The willow’s music is like a soprano."
"The fog comes on little cat feet."
"The steps groaned."
"Small as a peanut, big as a giant."
Identify the example of onomatopoeia.
"The willow is like an etching."
"Hope is the thing with feathers."
"Susie’s galoshes make splishes and sploshes."
"The steps groaned."
Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?
"The willow is like an etching."
"The fog comes on little cat feet."
"Small as a peanut, big as a giant."
"The steps groaned."
What is personification?
A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using "like," "as," or "than."
A figure of speech that gives human qualities to animals or objects.
An exaggeration.
The use of words that sound like the noises they describe.
