figure of Speech

What is a figure of speech that directly compares two things using "like" or "as"?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

1. Which of the following is an example of personification?
   

• 1. 
     "The waves crashed against the shore."
     

• 1. 
     "The sun smiled down on the flowers."
     

• 1. "
     "She is as busy as a bee."
     

• 1. 
     "I cried a river of tears."
     

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

1. What is a figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis?
   

• 1. 
     Irony

• 1. Euphemism
     

• 1. Hyperbole
     

• 1. Paradox
     

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

In the phrase "time is money," which figure of speech is being used?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following is an example of an antithesis?

• "She is as light as a feather."

• "The old man was as wise as an owl."

• "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."

• "The river sang a lullaby to the sleeping flowers."

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

What is a figure of speech that substitutes a less direct word or phrase for a more explicit one?

• Irony

• Euphemism

• Hyperbole

• Paradox

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Which figure of speech is being used in the phrase "the city is a jungle"?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is a figure of speech that uses a part to represent the whole or the whole to represent a part?

• Irony

• Metonymy

• Synecdoche

• Paradox

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Which of the following is an example of an apostrophe?

• "The sun shines brightly in the sky."

• "O mighty ocean, how vast and powerful you are!"

• "The flowers danced in the gentle breeze."

• "The classroom was as quiet as a mouse."

What figure of speech is used when a statement appears to be contradictory or absurd, but may actually be true?

• Irony

• Euphemism

• Hyperbole

• Paradox