Figures of Speech

Figures of Speech

Nuning Wahyu, M. Tesol.

Multiple Choice

The righteous shall flourish as the palm tree. is an example of

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Multiple Choice

The camel is the ship of the desert. is an example of

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Multiple Choice

O mythic North,

O star shaped yonder Bible City

Some go weeping and some rejoicing

some in coffins and some in carriages

some in silks and some in shackles

The above excerpt is an example of

• Allusion

• Apostrophe

• Personification

• Metaphor

Multiple Choice

My alarm clock yells at me to get out of bed every morning. is an example of

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Allusion

• Apostrophe

Multiple Choice

If the river were dry, I am able to fill it with tears. is an example of

• Allusion

• Apostrophe

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Multiple Choice

His best friend now considered him Brutus due to his recent betrayal.

• Allusion

• Apostrophe

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Multiple Choice

There are hungry mouths to feed. is an example of

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Metonymy

• Synecdoche

Multiple Choice

Hollywood has created another mind-blowing masterpiece. is an example of

• Synechdoche

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Metonymy

Multiple Select

Think of a storm roaming the sky uneasily

like a dog looking for a place to sleep in,

listen to it growling.

What figures of speech can you find in the above poem?

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Apostrophe