Figures Of Speech Quiz 12 (60 MCQs)

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1. The thunder grumbled like an old man.
2. Onomatopoeia is the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated
3. A phrase that presents a figurative meaning; well-known saying
4. "How good of you to refuse to help us." is an example of?
5. When typhoons came to our countries, it seemed like people were drowned in great big waters.
6. At school, the birds say good morning everyday.
7. What figure of speech was used in this sentence:Her fragrance is like the morning breeze when the sea is calm.
8. The broom sweeps the dirt as the water cleans the cloth.
9. Figures of speech are words or phrases which meanings are taken literally.
10. She can hear a pin drop a mile away
11. Jenny and Rachel are cats and dogs whenever they fight.
12. Daniella is a night owl.
13. That slap's the only sound slap, pound
14. Identify the figure of speech shown in the sentence."The winged creature attacked before dawn and caught the sleeping villagers by surprise."
15. 'The long road to his home was a twisting snake, with no visible end.' This means that the road was long and had many corners and turns.
16. Which of the following is NOT an example of metaphor?
17. What type of imagery is portrayed in the following sentence?That music is loud.
18. The acorn plopped into the puddle
19. Below examples are similes except .....
20. You're very clever at poking fun at weaklings.
21. Identify the Figure of Speech from the following lines: ..... My radiance rare and fathomless, When I returned from Lyonnesse
22. Which sentence uses alliteration?
23. What is a comparison of unlike things using like or as?
24. He is a little thin on top.
25. Identify the figure of speech. 2) The train went 'choo-choo' down the track.
26. Speaks directly to someone who is not present or is dead, or speaks to an inanimate object.
27. It is a figure of speech which attributes to the personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
28. That car ride took forever!
29. Her heart is like gold.
30. Spicy food is heaven on the tongue but hell in the tummy.
31. It is a figure of speech that speaks to an item or object that is not alive as if it were in fact, alive.
32. "He went whacking the villains bang bang." is an example of .....
33. Identify the figure of speech in these lines:Teach him to sell his brawnand brain to the highest bidders
34. I sold my pre-loved clothes to help with our daily expenses.
35. Select the example of a metaphor.
36. Variety is the spice of life.
37. The lightning swallowed the flash.
38. Identify the Figure of Speech from the following lines: ..... And listens like a three years' child:The Mariner hath his will.
39. Which figure of speech is the author using? "Nory was a Catholic because her mother was a Catholic, and Nory's mother was a Catholic because her father was a Catholic, and her father was a Catholic because his mother was a Catholic, or had been."
40. In "Animal Farm" by George Orwell, the animals represent different political figures and systems.
41. I'm all thumbs today.What does the metaphor mean in this sentence?
42. "The night is a big, black cat" is an example of
43. Signal the conjunction that expresses condition
44. He runs faster than a cheetah.
45. The horse neighed at the visitors.
46. That kid is a tiger when she's angry.
47. Pleasure's a sin, and sometimes sin's a pleasure
48. Wonder woman jumps like a Kangaroo.
49. Which sentence DOES NOT use Allusions
50. It was a dark and cloudy day. It was so dreary I didn't even want to get out of bed ..... this is an example of???
51. Toss the glass, boss ..... is an example of???
52. The cloud cries in despair.
53. Entering a messy classroom and saying "what an organized place" .
54. ..... ! Mom heard the leak when she walked into the kitchen.
55. Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeia.Wow, Hailie's race car zoomed past the finish line.
56. He loves you as big as he loves his mother.
57. What figure of speech is used in the sentence below:I heard the pop of the kernels in the microwave and knew my snack was almost ready.
58. She was just a trophy to Ricardo, another object to possess
59. What figure of speech is being asked? "The little stars, like little children, went first to bed."
60. The shadow of the moon danced on the lake is an example of