Figurative Language

Which one of these is considered a pun?

• This is a piece of cake

• It was like taking candy from a baby

• Kings worry about receding heir line

You speak so loud that every citizen of this nation can hear you.

Which figure of speech is it?

• Hyperbole

• simile

• Pun

• Onomatopoeia

Which of the following is NOT an example of an oxymoron?

• You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.

• The professor stated his unbiased opinion.

• He has become an extremely unpopular celebrity.

• It looks like the same difference to me.

To everyone's surprise, the firehouse burned to the ground.

Which figure of speech is this?

• Paradox

• Litotes

• Irony

• Antithesis

A statement that seems to contradict itself but is, nevertheless true.

• Oxymoron

• Antithesis

• Irony

• Paradox

8. Customer: "Do you have any samples of the new Versace cologne?"

Salesman: "Yes! We have a ton of those in the back. Let me go get you some."

• Litote

• Climax

• Hyperbole

• simile

The brazen boy laughed defiantly at the corpse in the casket."

• Personification

• Oxymoron

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

What does the following paradox most likely mean?

"I close my eyes so that I can see."

• The person is blind and only has vision when closing his or her eyes.

• The person's imagination or internal vision is stronger when blocking out visual distractions

• It makes absolutely no sense.

• The person needs to nap so that he or she can think better,

Identify the figurative language:

We traveled out east to avoid the Michigan cold and drove right into a surprise snow storm out east.

• Irony

• Paradox

• Climax

• Pun

Identify the figurative language:

Nobody goes to that restaurant; it's too crowded

• Oxymoron

• Paradox

• Irony

• Hyperbole