Exploring Figures of Speech Quiz

Which figure of speech is used when comparing two different things using the words "like" or "as"?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

What is the term for giving human qualities to non-human objects or ideas?

• Personification

• Irony

• Euphemism

• Alliteration

Which figure of speech involves an exaggeration for emphasis or effect?

• Metonymy

• Hyperbole

• Oxymoron

• Synecdoche

What is the figure of speech called when a part is used to represent the whole?

• Metonymy

• Synecdoche

• Irony

• Euphemism

Which figure of speech replaces a harsh or unpleasant term with a milder or less direct one?

• Euphemism

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

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

• Personification

• Metonymy

• Irony

• Hyperbole

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• "She sells seashells by the seashore."

• "The classroom was a zoo."

• "He is as brave as a lion."

• "The pen is mightier than the sword."

Choose the sentence that contains a metaphor.

• "Life is a journey."

• "He ran as fast as a cheetah."

• "The leaves danced in the wind."

• "The kettle sang on the stove."

Which sentence best demonstrates the use of irony?

• "A fire station burns down."

• "The sun smiled down on us."

• "He is as strong as an ox."

• "The white house announced a new policy."

Identify the oxymoron in the following options.

• "Bittersweet"

• "The wind howled"

• "He is a lion in battle"

• "The classroom was a zoo"