Mastering Figures of Speech

What figure of speech is used in the phrase 'time is a thief'?

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

Identify the figure of speech in 'the wind whispered through the trees'.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Personification

What figure of speech is exemplified by 'her smile was a ray of sunshine'?

• personification

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

Determine the figure of speech in 'he's as brave as a lion'.

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Personification

What figure of speech is present in 'the classroom was a zoo'?

• hyperbole

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

They covered themselves with dust and glory.

• Zeugma

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

What figure of speech is used in 'I could sleep for a year'?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

What figure of speech is illustrated by 'the thunder roared angrily'?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Personification

Identify the figure of speech in 'she has a heart of stone'

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Alliteration

The Hikers continued up the weary path.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Transferred Epithet

• Synecdoche