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figure 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)

Hyperbole

d)

Personification

2.

"The wind whispered through the trees." What figure of speech is used?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

3.

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

a)

She is as busy as a bee.

b)

I have told you a million times!

c)

The stars danced in the sky.

d)

He was a rock in times of trouble.

4.

"He is a shining star." What figure of speech is used?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Irony

5.

Which figure of speech uses exaggeration for emphasis?

a)

Personification

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

6.

"The car complained as the key was turned." What figure of speech is used?

a)

Simile

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Metaphor

d)

Personification

7.

"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers." What figure of speech is used?

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Alliteration

c)

Simile

d)

Personification

8.

What figure of speech involves a contradiction that reveals a deeper truth?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Oxymoron

c)

Paradox

d)

Hyperbole

9.

Which is an example of an oxymoron?

a)

Deafening silence

b)

A sharp sword

c)

As cold as ice

d)

The trees whispered

10.

"Boom! Crash! Buzz!" These are examples of what figure of speech?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Simile