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Worksheetsfigure of speech
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What figure of speech compares two things using "like" or "as"?
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Personification
"The wind whispered through the trees." What figure of speech is used?
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?
She is as busy as a bee.
I have told you a million times!
The stars danced in the sky.
He was a rock in times of trouble.
"He is a shining star." What figure of speech is used?
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Irony
Which figure of speech uses exaggeration for emphasis?
Personification
Hyperbole
Simile
Metaphor
"The car complained as the key was turned." What figure of speech is used?
Simile
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Personification
"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers." What figure of speech is used?
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Simile
Personification
What figure of speech involves a contradiction that reveals a deeper truth?
Metaphor
Oxymoron
Paradox
Hyperbole
Which is an example of an oxymoron?
Deafening silence
A sharp sword
As cold as ice
The trees whispered
"Boom! Crash! Buzz!" These are examples of what figure of speech?
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Simile
