Figures of Speech

Her eyes were darting torches. What figure of speech is used in the sentence?

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Personification

Which of the following is an example of Simile?

• This bedroom is a prison.

• Smile. Speak. Serve.

• She sings like an angel.

• The big dog dug a hole.

Which of the following BEST example of Personification?

• The leaves danced in the wind.

• My mother is a tiger in our house.

• We won a ton of cash.

• We received three emails.

Which figure of speech is used in the sentence?

"Her hair is as shiny as ebony"

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Simile

• Irony

Hyperbole is an exaggeration, usually with humor.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Simile is comparing two things by using one kind of object or using in place of another to suggest the likeness between them.

• FALSE

• TRUE

Irony is a figure of speech with the use of LIKE or AS.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which figure of speech gives of human qualities to non-human things.

• Irony

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

An example of alliteration is:

"Silently, softly the swans swam on the lake."

• True

• False

Which of the pictures is an example of IRONY?

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