Figures Of Speech Quiz 2 (60 MCQs)

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1. The bells of the church went ding dong.Select the right word in the above sentence which shows onomatopoeia
2. Greedy google eyes
3. The sun stretched its golden arms across the land.
4. My teacher has eyes in the back of her head.
5. When our dog gave birth in the park she got a ticket for littering.
6. Identify the figure of speech used in the sentence. Ms. Leni Robredo made a fiery speech.
7. When words are literal, they mean exactly what they say.
8. "This was a minor crisis and the only choice was to drop the product line, " (Todd 2007).
9. Can you lift that heavy bag like Hercules?
10. Which of the following words is an example of onomatopoeia?
11. He was blabbering so much nonsense that I died of embarrassment
12. Which figure of speech is the author using?"Do you want to be a failure for the rest of your life?"
13. "I'm so thirtsy I could drink a lake" is imagery
14. This figure of speech uses the situation or context of the situation of the word to alter the word's meaning.
15. Her words were daggers, each one cutting deeper than the last.
16. The phrases 'the humming bee', 'the cackling hen', and 'the buzzing saw' are examples of .....
17. Identify the figure of speech in these lines:all he hears on a screen of truth, and take only the good that comes through.
18. Which of the following BEST example of Personification?
19. Why do literary writers use figurative language?
20. Life is a rollercoaster ride.
21. She made me want to stay, so I said my goodbyes. What figure of speech was used here?
22. The night was as dark as coal.
23. The bunny is as cute as a button!
24. A rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or a modified form. ABBA
25. My black cat is named Snowball.
26. Identify the figurative language used in the following sentence: "The crisp crunch of leaves underfoot created a calming cadence in the quiet woods."
27. Give an example of onomatopoeia.
28. The phone rang loudly. "RING, RING, RING!"
29. This part of speech gives human characteristics to non human entities.
30. Which literary device is used when a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable?
31. Which of the following sentences has proper capitalization and punctuation?
32. Which figure of speech involves the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words?
33. The fog light is as bright as the sun
34. Contrasting relationship between two ideas to draw the reader's attention directly to the contrast
35. You have a lot of work to do, so I lend you a hand.
36. Happy clouds floated up from below.
37. Is this an example of Metaphor?- "I splashed through the water which rushed down the street like a raging river"
38. Knowing the type of figure of speech is more important that understanding the meaning of figure of speech (EVA)
39. Infancy is the dawn of life.
40. What figure of speech is used in the following sentence:Sarah was like a toddler hungry for food; I was ready to get out of the car with her.
41. Identify the figure of speech used in the following sentence:I am so hungry that I could eat an elephant
42. The chug-a, chug-a of the train echoed down the hill, while a cloud of smoke rose up to the blue western sky.
43. Choose the Figure of speech used in the following sentence."She's as pretty as a picture."
44. The wind walked with me
45. Which figure of speech is the author using?"Lewis heard the last piece of pie calling his name"
46. "shake them, slash them, smash them" is an example of .....
47. Give an example of hyperbole.
48. Peter piper picked a peck of .....
49. Well, son, I'll tell you:Life for me ain't been no crystal stair. It's had tacks in it, And splinters, And boards torn up, And places with no carpet on the floor-Bare. (Langston Hughes, "Mother to Son")
50. Oh, Christmas tree, oh, Christmas tree, how lovely are your branches.
51. The wrapped gift begged to be opened.
52. Complete the sentence:Onomatopoeia uses words that .....
53. The Lord is my shepherd.
54. You mean to tell me we lost the dog, the house, the car?
55. It is a sad world.
56. Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence "The righteous shall flourish as the palm tree." (UND)
57. The righteous shall flourish as the palm tree.
58. Jayleen is as sweet as honey!
59. Both of his parents are a walking dictionary.
60. Identify the figure of speech shown in the sentence."The facility of mentally-challenged people has been renovated."