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- 1. Multiple Choice
'These walls have ears'
This sentence is an example of :
metaphor
personification
simile
alliteration
- 2. Multiple Choice
'I am so hungry that I can eat a horse'
This sentence is an example of:
simile
hyperbole
personification
metaphor
- 3. Multiple Choice
Mike is like a bear
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
- 4. Multiple Choice
Using the term 'passed away' is an example of:
hyperbole
euphemism
irony
pun
- 5. Multiple Choice
'He is a night owl'
This is an example of:
simile
metaphor
oxymoron
hyperbole
- 6. Multiple Choice
We use this to emphasize the importance or exaggerate something.
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
irony
sarcasm
- 7. Multiple Choice
The words "like" and "as" typically appear in a...
simile
metaphor
personification
onomatopoeia
- 8. Multiple Choice
Her eyes were darting torches. What figure of speech is used in the sentence?
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
personification
- 9. Multiple Choice
This is an example of:
pun
onomatopoeia
metaphor
pun
- 10. Multiple Choice
This picture is an example of:
personification
hyperbole
irony
sarcasm
- 11. Multiple Choice
Define the figure of speech "Hyperbole".
Is an understatement.
A comparison between like and as.
Two contrasting statements.
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which one of the following is a simile ?
Time is a thief.
Its raining men.
This house is as clean as a whistle.
I think he's about to fade off to sleep.
- 13. Multiple Choice
"Pretty Ugly" is an example of which Figure of Speech?
oxymoron
irony
pun
hyperbole
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which figure of speech gives of human qualities to non-human things.
irony
hyperbole
personification
metaphor
- 15. Multiple Choice
The piano sang a mournful song.
Personification
NOT Personification
- 16. Multiple Choice
The heavy hail dented cars and cracked windows.
Personification
NOT Personification
- 17. Multiple Choice
Verbal Irony occurs:
When the speaker says the opposite of what he/she means
Most often in pieces of fiction
If the speaker doesn't realize he/she said something offensive
When everyone knows what is being talked about except one person
- 18. Multiple Choice
What's an example of verbal irony?
Chanting, "You're an awesome athlete!" to an Olympian
Saying, "Good job!" to someone who just rear ended a car
When the sun is shining and the birds are singing, you say, "Nice weather we're having, right?"
All of the above
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which is an example of a simile?
His room was a hurricane of a mess.
His room looked as if a hurricane came through.
A hurricane! AHHH!
The hurricane screamed through the town.
- 20. Multiple Choice
What is a metaphor?
A comparison using "like" or "as"
A comparison without using "like" or "as"
A figure of speech in which the word imitates it's meaning.
An extreme exaggeration
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?
The boy was upset at himself.
The boy was a tornado of emotion
The boy said he'd die of shame
The boy did not like what he'd done.
- 22. Multiple Choice
During brunch with his grandparents, Jacob was a real pig.
What are the words in blue an example of?
Simlie
Metaphor
- 23. Multiple Choice
The baby was like an octopus, pulling all the socks off the rack at the store.
What is the meaning of the simile above?
The baby had 8 legs.
The baby lives in the sea.
The baby was pulling things off the rack so fast it seemed like it had many legs.
The baby was sleeping.
- 24. Multiple Choice
He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth means...
He was born to a rich family
He was born hungry
He was born with teeth
- 25. Multiple Choice
He is one tough cookie.
He eats a lot of cookies
He likes cookies
He works hard
- 26. Multiple Choice"The baby's skin was like a rose petal"
This sentence is an example of:metaphorpersonificationcontrastsimile - 27. Multiple Choice
Life is a beach!
Metaphor
Simile
Alliteration
- 28. Multiple Choice
He clattered and clanged as he washed the dishes.
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
- 29. Multiple Choice
The river falls under us like a trap door.
Metaphor
Simile
Onomatopoeia
- 30. Multiple Choice
I’ve heard that joke a billion times, but it still cracks me up!
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
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