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Figurative Language in Speeches

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Select the answer and click submit:
My little sister is a monster when she hasn’t had a nap
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Personification
d)
Alliteration
2.
He’s really on the ball!
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Pun
d)
Idiom
3.
Snap, crackle, and pop are examples of this
a)
Personification
b)
Simile
c)
Imagery
d)
Onomatopeoia
4.
Personification is when you make a strong exaggeration.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
He is a strong as an ox" is an example of a
a)
Personification
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
d)
Imagery
6.
Another example of alliteration is"
"The cat sat on the mat" 
a)
True
b)
False
7.
The curious cat crept towards the mouse hole. Which figurative speech is here.
a)
Simile
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
Alliteration
d)
Personification
8.
Before the movie began, I told the student to "hit the lights". This is an example of a 
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Imagery
c)
Idiom
d)
Presonification
9.
The test was a long never-ending marathon is an example of
a)
Simile
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Metaphor
d)
Pun
10.
The walk was a million miles long is an example of
a)
Oxymoron
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Metaphor
d)
Imagery
11.
The tree leaves danced in the wind. Its an example of
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Idiom
c)
Personification
d)
Metaphor
12.
The airplane was an elephant running on the runway.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Imagery
c)
Oxymoron
d)
Personification
13.
I felt like I hadn't seen you in years
a)
Understatement
b)
Alliteration
c)
Hyperbole
14.
The cereal went SNAP, CRACKLE, POP when he poured in the milk at breakfast.
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Onomatopeia
c)
Simile
d)
Imagery
15.
“Nothing was stolen. I had an honest thief.” – Donald Trump
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Imagery
c)
Understatement
16.
 If someone says in the middle of an intense thunderstorm: "We're having a little rain." Its an example of
a)
Alliteration
b)
Symbolism
c)
Understatement
d)
Metaphor
17.
Deafening silence is an example of
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Oxymoron
18.

I was so hungry that I even ate the plate. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Hyperbole

d)

personification

19.

The rain seemed like an old friend who had finally found us. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

simile

20.

He was a library of information about baseball. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

a)

personification

b)

hyperbole

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

21.

My father was the sun and the moon to me. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

a)

hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

personification

22.

Drip, Drop, Drip, Drop went the rain drops falling on the roof of the house. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

alliteration

c)

personification

d)

metaphor

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