Figures of Speech

Which figure of speech deals with exaggeration?

A Simile is a comparison involving the following pairs of words:

• with and so

• as and so

• like and when

• as and like

Assonance is the repetition of which sounds?

Which of the following figures of speech is not a sound device?

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Assonance

Indicate the figure of speech not found in this sentence: "Rebellion reared its ugly head."

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

He collapsed like an old tree falling down in a storm. This is an example of:

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

Complete this personification: The flowers__________ in the wind

• blew

• bent

• danced

Identify the figure of speech: The carpet was cleaned, but it was still full of kinks and creases.

• Assonance

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Personification

Which of the following words are examples of onomatopoeia?

• zoom

• tug

• whoosh

• dropped

Which quality is given to an inanimate object, through the use of personification?

• sound quality

• colour quality

• human quality

• all of the above