Figures of speech

Choose the correct figure of speech:

I saw a saw that could out saw any other saw I ever saw.

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Metaphor

Which is an example of a metaphor?

• She was pretty like a flower.

• Your hands are ice!

• The dog howled like a wolf at the moon.

• He was as quiet as a church mouse.

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.

This figures of speech give human characteristic to non human entities.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

Which of the following statement is a personification?

• The leaves whisper their secrets to one another.

• The sun is a ball of fire.

• His lips were as white as vinegar when he broke her mom’s favorite vase.

• The baby is as meek as a lamb.

She was so hungry she could eat a horse.

• personification

• metonymy

• simile

• hyperbole

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

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Personification

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.

She was so scared that she turned as white as a ghost.

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification