Figures of Speech Quiz

Question 1

What figure of speech is used in: 'Life is a journey'?

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Metaphor

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Simile

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Personification

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Hyperbole

Question 2

What figure of speech is: 'She runs like the wind'?

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Simile

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Metaphor

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Alliteration

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Onomatopoeia

Question 3

What is alliteration?

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Repeating the same consonant sound at the start of words

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Repeating the same vowel sound

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Using exaggerated language

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Giving human qualities to objects

Question 4

'The thunder roared angrily.' What figure of speech is this?

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Personification

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Simile

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Hyperbole

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Irony

Question 5

'I've told you a million times!' is an example of?

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Hyperbole

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Understatement

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Metaphor

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Simile

Question 6

What is onomatopoeia?

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Words that imitate sounds

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A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

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Repeating vowel sounds

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A contradictory statement

Question 7

What figure of speech is used in: 'The pen is mightier than the sword'?

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Metaphor

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Hyperbole

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Simile

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Alliteration

Question 8

What is irony?

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Saying the opposite of what you mean

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Using very formal language

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Describing something in great detail

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Repeating a word for emphasis

Question 9

'The stars danced in the night sky.' What is this?

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Personification

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Simile

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Metaphor

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Onomatopoeia

Question 10

What is an oxymoron?

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Two contradictory words placed together

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A very long word

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An exaggerated comparison

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A humorous misunderstanding

Question 11

'She is as brave as a lion.' This is a?

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Simile

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Metaphor

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Hyperbole

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Personification

Question 12

What is assonance?

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Repetition of vowel sounds within words

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Repetition of consonant sounds

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Repetition of entire lines

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Use of very similar words

Question 13

What is a paradox?

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A statement that seems contradictory but contains truth

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A very obvious statement

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An extremely long metaphor

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A word that sounds like what it means

Question 14

Identify the figure of speech: 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.'

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Alliteration

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Assonance

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Onomatopoeia

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Hyperbole

Question 15

What is an euphemism?

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A mild expression substituted for a harsh one

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An extreme exaggeration

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A comparison between two unlike things

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Giving human traits to animals

Question 16

What is anaphora?

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Repeating a word or phrase at the start of successive clauses

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A reference to a famous event or person

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A play on words

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An understatement

Question 17

What is a pun?

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A play on words with multiple meanings

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A long metaphor

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An extreme contradiction

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A repetition of sounds

Question 18

'I have a ton of homework tonight.' This is?

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Hyperbole

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Simile

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Metaphor

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Personification

Question 19

What is an allegory?

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A story where characters and events represent deeper meanings

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A short funny story

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A comparison using 'like'

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A word that sounds like a sound

Question 20

What figure of speech is: 'Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country'?

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Chiasmus

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Simile

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Hyperbole

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Onomatopoeia