Figures of Speech Quiz

What is a simile?

• A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

• A simile is a type of rhyme.

• A simile is a type of metaphor.

• A simile is a type of onomatopoeia.

Which figure of speech is used in the sentence: 'Her smile is as bright as the sun'?

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

• metaphor

What is a metaphor?

• A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two different things by saying that one thing is another, without using the words 'like' or 'as'.

• A metaphor is a type of personification.

• A metaphor is a type of simile.

• A metaphor is a type of poem.

Which figure of speech is used in the sentence: 'The world is a stage'?

• hyperbole

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

Which figure of speech is used in the sentence: 'The flowers danced in the wind'?

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

• personification

Which figure of speech is used in the sentence: 'The clock ticked loudly'?

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

• hyperbole

Which figure of speech is used in the sentence: 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers'?

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• alliteration

What is the best definition of imagery?

• Imagery is the author’s use of language that appeals to the five senses in order to help the reader imagine what is being described.

• An act of saying what will or might happen in the future.

• A figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as.

• Exaggeration

This sentence appeals to which sense:
The concert was so loud that her ears rang for days afterward.

• Sound

• Smell

• Sight

• Touch

Why alliteration is used?

• To sound nice.

• To create mood and capture the readers attention.

• To make the text longer.

• To emphasize importance.