English fig. of speech

Which figure of speech directly compares two unlike things using "like" or "as"?

• Alliteration

• Oxymoron

• • Metaphor

• Simile

Which figure of speech compares two unlike things without using "like" or "as"?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Oxymoron

• Idiom

Which figure of speech gives human qualities to non-human things?

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Irony

• Oxymoron

"The old oak tree stood tall and proud, its gnarled branches reaching out like gnarled fingers."

What figure of speech is being used in this sentence?

• Metaphor
• Personification
• Alliteration
• Simile

"Her laughter was like music to his ears."

What figure of speech is being used in this sentence?

• Irony

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

"The classroom was a zoo."

What figure of speech is being used in this sentence?

• Irony

• Oxymoron

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

"The wind howled like a wolf."

What figure of speech is being used in this sentence?

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Personification
• Alliteration

"The sun smiled down on us."

What figure of speech is being used in this sentence?

• Simile
• Personification
• Metaphor
• Alliteration

"His words were daggers to her heart."

What figure of speech is being used in this sentence?

• Personification
• Hyperbole
• Simile
• Metaphor

"The leaves danced in the autumn breeze."

What figure of speech is being used in this sentence?

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Alliteration
• Personification