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WorksheetsFigures of Speech
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The morning sun rose in the sky, like a golden ball lighting up the world.
a)
A) Metaphor
b)
B) Simile
c)
C) Personification
d)
D) Hyperbole
2.
The teacher, who always tells us to be on time, arrived late to class today.
a)
A) Simile
b)
B) Metaphor
c)
C) Hyperbole
d)
D) Irony
3.
The wind whispered secrets through the trees, making the leaves dance.
a)
A) Personification
b)
B) Hyperbole
c)
C) Apostrophe
d)
D) Oxymoron
4.
I have told you a million times to stop leaving your shoes on the floor.
a)
A) Metonymy
b)
B) Hyperbole
c)
C) Alliteration
d)
D) Oxymoron
5.
O moon, please shine brighter tonight, and guide me home safely.
a)
A) Simile
b)
B) Metaphor
c)
C) Apostrophe
d)
D) Paradox
6.
Her sweet sorrow left a strange feeling in my heart.
a)
A) Irony
b)
B) Allusion
c)
C) Simile
d)
D) Oxymoron
7.
He fought like a true Hercules, strong and determined.
a)
A) Allusion
b)
B) Metonymy
c)
C) Onomatopoeia
d)
D) Personification
8.
The wind whispered softly through the trees, carrying secrets only the forest could understand.
a)
A) Hyperbole
b)
B) Metaphor
c)
C) Personification
d)
D) Oxymoron
9.
It was a bittersweet moment when she realized her childhood dreams had been achieved but at the cost of her carefree innocence.
a)
A) Paradox
b)
B) Oxymoron
c)
C) Irony
d)
D) Metonymy
10.
“O wind, why do you howl so loudly tonight, as if mourning something lost?”
a)
A) Apostrophe
b)
B) Oxymoron
c)
C) Paradox
d)
D) Onomatopoeia
11.
Nobody goes to that crowded café anymore because it’s always too busy.
a)
A) Simile
b)
B) Hyperbole
c)
C) Onomatopoeia
d)
D) Paradox
12.
He carried the weight of the world on his shoulders, like Atlas in the ancient myths.
a)
A) Apostrophe
b)
B) Allusion
c)
C) Metaphor
d)
D) Simile
13.
The fire crackled and hissed, sending sparks dancing into the dark night.
a)
A) Simile
b)
B) Hyperbole
c)
C) Onomatopoeia
d)
D) Metaphor
14.
The early bird catches the worm, but patience often brings bigger rewards.
a)
A) Proverbs
b)
B) Alliteration
c)
C) Irony
d)
D) Euphemism
15.
He was let go from his job, but he called it a new beginning.
a)
A) Euphemism
b)
B) Alliteration
c)
C) Hyperbole
d)
D) Paradox
16.
The White House issued a statement regarding the upcoming summit.
a)
A) Allusion
b)
B) Euphemism
c)
C) Metonymy
d)
D) Personification
17.
“Pretty as a picture,” he said, repeating the phrase to himself over and over.
a)
A) Alliteration
b)
B) Apostrophe
c)
C) Paradox
d)
D) Simile
18.
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers on a perfect sunny day.
a)
A) Alliteration
b)
B) Onomatopoeia
c)
C) Metaphor
d)
D) Irony
19.
It’s funny how he always acts surprised when the predictable happens.
a)
A) Euphemism
b)
B) Irony
c)
C) Paradox
d)
D) Metaphor
20.
The fire station burned down while the firefighters were out on a call.
a)
A) Irony
b)
B) Hyperbole
c)
C) Personification
d)
D) Proverbs
21.
The deafening silence in the room made her feel even more uncomfortable.
a)
A) Simile
b)
B) Oxymoron
c)
C) Paradox
d)
D) Metonymy
22.
He felt like he was invisibly chained to his past, unable to move forward.
a)
A) Metaphor
b)
B) Paradox
c)
C) Simile
d)
D) Alliteration
23.
She cried so much that the river seemed to overflow with her tears.
a)
A) Hyperbole
b)
B) Simile
c)
C) Euphemism
d)
D) Apostrophe
24.
As the old clock in the dusty corner chimed midnight, its metallic voice seemed to mock the passing of time, as if reminding her that her youth was slipping through her fingers faster than she could grasp it.
a)
A) Personification
b)
B) Metonymy
c)
C) Simile
d)
D) Hyperbole
25.
When the curtain of night fell over the city, the stars emerged like scattered diamonds spilled across a velvet black canvas, illuminating the world below with their quiet brilliance.
a)
A) Allusion
b)
B) Simile
c)
C) Hyperbole
d)
D) Onomatopoeia
26.
The politician’s speech, filled with promises of “clean corruption” and “peaceful battles,” left the audience scratching their heads in confusion at the contradictory phrases.
a)
A) Euphemism
b)
B) Oxymoron
c)
C) Alliteration
d)
D) Irony
27.
The hero, standing atop the cliff, stared down at the raging sea and declared, “Oh mighty ocean, your waves cannot wash away my resolve, for I am unshaken and steadfast!”
a)
A) Apostrophe
b)
B) Metaphor
c)
C) Simile
d)
D) Allusion
28.
The library, with its countless rows of ancient, leather-bound books, felt like a cathedral of knowledge, where each page whispered secrets of the past to those willing to listen.
a)
A) Metaphor
b)
B) Personification
c)
C) Alliteration
d)
D) Paradox
29.
The constant tick-tock of the clock in the empty room was both comforting and maddening, its rhythmic sound echoing the unrelenting passage of time.
a)
A) Personification
b)
B) Onomatopoeia
c)
C) Simile
d)
D) Metaphor
30.
The soldier, standing at attention, recalled the words of his commanding officer: “To win this battle, we must lose ourselves in our purpose,” a statement that lingered in his mind as both inspiring and confusing.
a)
A) Paradox
b)
B) Allusion
c)
C) Hyperbole
d)
D) Irony
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