Literary Terms 2 Review Quiz

Which figure of speech is used in the phrase "deafening silence"?

• Paradox

• Oxymoron

• Simile

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Identify the figure of speech in the sentence: "The wind whispered through the trees."

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Analogy

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

What figure of speech is used in the statement "Life is like a box of chocolates"?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Oxymoron

• Paradox

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which figure of speech is demonstrated by the phrase "This statement is false"?

• Oxymoron

• Paradox

• Metaphor

• Analogy

In the sentence "Time is a thief," which figure of speech is being used?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which figure of speech is used in the phrase "jumbo shrimp"?

• Paradox

• Oxymoron

• Simile

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Identify the figure of speech in the sentence: "Her smile was as bright as the sun."

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Analogy

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which figure of speech is used in the phrase "The classroom was a zoo"?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What figure of speech is used in the statement "The world is a stage"?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Oxymoron

• Paradox

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which figure of speech is demonstrated by the phrase "I am nobody"?

• Oxymoron

• Paradox

• Metaphor

• Analogy