This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Figures Of Speech – Quiz 35 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Figures Of Speech Quiz 35 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Roll on, thou dark and deep ocean. Roll!" is an example of? A) Hyperbole. B) Apostrophe. C) Simile. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Apostrophe. 2. Betty bought butter but the butter was bitter. A) Hyperbole. B) Alliteration. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 3. Which figure of speech is present in the phrase "whispering winds" ? A) Onomatopoeia. B) Euphemism. C) Assonance. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alliteration. 4. Add one cup boiling hot water to the mixture. A) Hyperbole. B) Tautology. C) Personification. D) Simili. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tautology. 5. Here is the smell of blood still; all the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand. A) Euphemism. B) Oxymoron. C) Hyperbole. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 6. Henry was a walking dictionary.What does the metaphor mean in this sentence? A) He knew the meanings of many words. B) He was carrying a book. C) He had to write a report. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He knew the meanings of many words. 7. Complete the following sentence:Assonance is the repetition of ..... A) Consonants. B) Sounds. C) Vowels. D) Rhymes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vowels. 8. "mouse-heads is rrrolling across the floors like marbles" is an example of ..... A) Metaphor. B) Alliteration. C) Simile. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 9. He sneak inside the house like a sly cat. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 10. The cracked earth was as dry as sandpaper. A) METAPHOR. B) SIMILE. C) ONOMATOPOEIA. D) HYPERBOLE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) SIMILE. 11. 3) The river sang a soothing lullaby as it flowed peacefully. A) Personification. B) Simile. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 12. In leaves mo step had trodden black. A) Anastrophe and Litotes. B) Litotes and climax. C) Anastrophe and climax. D) Simile and alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anastrophe and Litotes. 13. Whoosh. What is the Figure of Speech here? A) Simile. B) Onomatopeia. C) Oxymoron. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Onomatopeia. 14. The meal and the company were delicious. A) Litotes. B) Personification. C) Zeugma. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Zeugma. 15. What type of figure of speech is present in this sentence?You're like a lioness. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Hyperbole. D) Onomatopoeia. E) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 16. A type of figurative language that exaggerates subjects is called: A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 17. The kid is a walking encyclopaedia. Which figure of speech is this example of? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 18. There will be a mountain of dishes I need to wash after the party. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 19. "Pretty Ugly" is an example of which Figure of Speech? A) Oxymoron. B) Irony. C) Pun. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oxymoron. 20. "Oh light! Where are you coming from?" is an example of ..... A) Metonymy. B) Synechdoche. C) Personification. D) Apostrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Apostrophe. 21. Why, man, if the river were dry, I am able to fill it with tears. A) Apostrophe. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 22. 'Rain races, ripping and restless in it's rage'This sentence is an example of: A) Alliteration. B) Assonance. C) Consonance. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 23. My dad knows everything about cars A) Alliteration. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) , hyperbole,. E) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) , hyperbole,. 24. Deliberate exaggeration which draws the attention to a message that you want to emphasise A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 25. 'I am so hungry, I could eat a horse' means that I can eat the same amount of meat that a horse has. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 26. Pat planted the pretty pink poppies in the pot.Which figure of speech is used in the sentence? A) Simile. B) Alliteration. C) Assonance. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 27. Which figure of speech is used in the sentence 'The thunder roared angrily'? A) Hyperbole. B) Personification. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 28. The clouds cried tears of joy. A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Metaphor. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 29. The sofa is looking at me invitingly. A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Metaphor. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 30. THE PERSON IN CHARGE; THE PERSON WHO IS THE BEST AT SOMETHING A) Make a beeline. B) Top Dog. C) Time stood still. D) None of the above. 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