This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Figures Of Speech – Quiz 37 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Figures Of Speech Quiz 37 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Her laughter was like a warm blanket or a familiar song A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Alliteration. E) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 2. The sun smiled down to the green meadows. A) Irony. B) Euphemism. C) Synecdoche. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 3. Complete the following sentence:Alliteration is the repetition of ..... sounds? A) Consonants. B) Vowels. C) Rhymes. D) Harsh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Consonants. 4. It is described as the use of word which imitates a sound. A) Onomatopoeia. B) Personification. C) Hyperbole. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Onomatopoeia. 5. Her cat is near the computer to keep an eye on the mouse. A) Irony. B) Pun. C) Idiom. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pun. 6. Today, my brother and I went to the batting cages. I was in awe of him as I watched him hit ball after ball; he was a machine.Why is the brother being compared to a machine? A) He seemed to be under the control of a robot. B) He hit every ball with accuracy and efficiency. C) He was rigid and metal-like. D) He didn't show much emotion as he hit the balls. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He hit every ball with accuracy and efficiency. 7. Choose the correct "Hyperbole" example. A) This explanation is about as clear as mud. B) I will fly to the Moon and back. C) The sun smiled over the Meadow. D) Life is like a roller coaster. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I will fly to the Moon and back. 8. Blue baby bonnets bobbed through the bayou. A) Alliteration. B) Pun. C) Synecdouche. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 9. My words are chains of lead. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Alliteration. E) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 10. Don't have two cents to spare A) Metaphor. B) Hyperbole. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 11. Earth is our Mother and our tent, the sky. A) SIMILE. B) METAPHOR. C) PERSONIFICATION. D) APOSTROPHE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) METAPHOR. 12. "Samantha saw seven silly soldiers selling strawberries" .This is an example of? A) Hyperbole. B) Alliteration. C) Personification. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 13. What is the figure of speech called when something is over-exaggerated, not meant to be taken literally? A) Hyperbole. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Assonance. D) Personification. E) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 14. Hyperbole is an exaggeration, usually with humor. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 15. Jhostn would walk one thousand miles to see Mica! A) Personification. B) Hyperbole. C) Simile. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 16. ..... I had no money, I couldn't buy anything to eat. A) Until. B) Although. C) Unless. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Since. 17. ..... ! We turned the light off to go to bed. A) Woof. B) Swoosh. C) Click. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Click. 18. A figure of speech that compares two different things without the use of the terms "like" or "as." A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Irony. D) Paradox. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 19. She had a photographic memory but never developed it. A) Pun. B) Irony. C) Antithesis. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pun. 20. The was the most boring book I have ever read. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Hyperbole. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 21. Identify the figure of speech shown in the sentence."The world does not care to hear your sad stories." A) Personification. B) Metaphor. C) Euphemism. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 22. "This wound is a mere scratch, " Aries boasted in front of his friends while pointing to his stomach where he got stabbed by a burglar earlier. A) Hyperbole. B) Oxymoron. C) Metaphor. D) Understatement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Understatement. 23. I am so thiristy that my throat is as dry as the Sahara Desert. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 24. "In my ball gown at the wedding, I stood out like a sore thumb" A) Hyperbole. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 25. The thunder is grumbling in the distance. A) SIMILE. B) PERSONIFICATION. C) HYPERBOLE. D) METAPHOR. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PERSONIFICATION. 26. Pride goeth forth on horseback, grand and gay. A) Oxymoron. B) Apostrophe. C) Personification. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 27. Truly, your voice is amazing! That will be your last song, okay? A) PARADOX. B) OXYMORON. C) IRONY. D) LITOTES. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) IRONY. 28. Mrs. DiYanni told her students a billion times that they should always write their names on their papers! A) Personification. B) Hyperbole. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 29. Choose the Correct Option- "She has been at the shop for an eternity" A) Alletraition. B) Personification. C) Hyperbole. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 30. A figure of speech that appears to be self-contradictory but actually reveals something truthful. A) Paradox. B) Irony. C) Personification. D) Simile. 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