Exploring Figures of Speech

What is a simile?

• A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using "like," "as," or "than."

• A figure of speech that gives human qualities to animals or objects.

• A figure of speech that uses words that sound like noises.

• An exaggeration.

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• "The willow is like an etching."

• "Hope is the thing with feathers."

• "Susie’s galoshes make splishes and sploshes."

• "Small as a peanut, big as a giant."

What is onomatopoeia?

• The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of several words.

• A figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using "like," "as," or "than."

• The use of words that sound like the noises they describe.

• An exaggeration.

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• "The fog comes on little cat feet."

• "The steps groaned."

• "There will come soft rains and the smell of the ground."

• "The willow’s music is like a soprano."

What is hyperbole?

• A figure of speech that gives human qualities to animals or objects.

• A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using "like," "as," or "than."

• An exaggeration.

• The use of words that sound like the noises they describe.

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• "The gingko is like a crude sketch."

• "The fog comes on little cat feet."

• "The steps groaned."

• "Zing, whack, plop, ping."

Which sentence contains a simile?

• "The willow’s music is like a soprano."

• "The fog comes on little cat feet."

• "The steps groaned."

• "Small as a peanut, big as a giant."

Identify the example of onomatopoeia.

• "The willow is like an etching."

• "Hope is the thing with feathers."

• "Susie’s galoshes make splishes and sploshes."

• "The steps groaned."

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• "The willow is like an etching."

• "The fog comes on little cat feet."

• "Small as a peanut, big as a giant."

• "The steps groaned."

What is personification?

• A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using "like," "as," or "than."

• A figure of speech that gives human qualities to animals or objects.

• An exaggeration.

• The use of words that sound like the noises they describe.