What is a metaphor?
Figures of Speech Worksheet

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English
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9th - 12th Grade
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Marilyn Tiosan
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A comparison using "like" or "as"
A direct comparison between two unlike things
An exaggeration for emphasis
A statement that seems contradictory but is true
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of personification?
The wind whispered through the trees.
She runs as fast as lightning.
The stars danced in the night sky.
Time flies when you’re having fun.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is an example of an oxymoron?
Bitter sweet
Jumping Jack
Silent scream
Both A and C
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the figure of speech in this sentence: "The classroom was a zoo."
Simile
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Alliteration
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does hyperbole mean?
An understatement
A figure of speech that is an exaggeration
A statement that is literally true
A comparison using "like" or "as"
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is a simile?
Her voice is music to my ears.
The world is a stage.
He is as brave as a lion.
The stars are diamonds in the sky.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the phrase "deafening silence," what figure of speech is used?
Simile
Oxymoron
Metaphor
Personification
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