This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Figures Of Speech – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Figures Of Speech Quiz 13 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "I must be cruel to be kind"-Shakespeare (Hamlet) A) Paradox. B) Oxymoron. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paradox. 2. The barbarians broke though the barricade. *Choose the correct figure of speech. A) Personification. B) Allusion. C) Alliteration. D) Pun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 3. Lex Luthor is a snake. A) Simile. B) Personify. C) Metaphor. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 4. Hold memories of each A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Idiom. 5. Choose the example of alliteration. A) You glow in my heart like the flames of uncounted candles. B) "It went zip when it moved and bop when it stopped,. C) People should not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) People should not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character. 6. What figure of speech is used in the phrase 'the wind whispered through the trees'? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 7. Choose metaphors A) My dad's a real tiger when he's mad. B) The tree smiled. C) I'm so hungry I could eat a whole elephant. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My dad's a real tiger when he's mad. 8. My backpack is of a thousand kilograms!(Mark the figure of speech) A) Hyperbole. B) Alliteration. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 9. No one can beat level six A) Alliteration. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Hyperbole,. E) , personification,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole,. 10. My father brought me new wheels A) Hyperbole. B) Personification. C) Synecdoche. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Synecdoche. 11. What word imitates a sound in the following sentence: "I heard the humming of bees?" A) Heard. B) Humming. C) Bees. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Humming. 12. "Hush ..... " our adviser said, as we are about to begin our morning prayer. A) Onomatopoeia. B) Euphemism. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Onomatopoeia. 13. My wallet sucked all of my money. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 14. Which figure of speech is the author using?"The bomb went off with a loud bang" A) Hyperbole. B) Alliteration. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Onomatopoeia. 15. Which sentence demonstrates personification? A) "The river was a ribbon of silver winding through the countryside.". B) "The old house whispered secrets through its creaky walls.". C) "The stars twinkled like diamonds in the sky.". D) "The sun set slowly, casting a warm glow across the horizon.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "The old house whispered secrets through its creaky walls.". 16. "And he's long gone when he's next to me" A) Alliteration. B) Oxymoron. C) Metonymy. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oxymoron. 17. This gives human qualities/characteristics to things, places, plants, animals and ideas. What figure of speech is this? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 18. Her singing voice sounded like a door with a squeaky hinge. The simile in this sentence means: A) She sang badly. B) She was out of breath from opening the door. C) She sang beautifully. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She sang badly. 19. What is the figure of speech called when there is a repetition of vowel sounds? A) Hyperbole. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Assonance. D) Personification. E) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assonance. 20. "Her face is as white as snow, " is an example of ..... A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 21. Killer Kangaroos Kick Koalas A) Alliteration. B) Personification. C) Simile. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 22. What is the meaning of the following metaphor:He has the heart of a lion. A) He is changing into an animal. B) He is hairy. C) He has a large heart. D) He is courageous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He is courageous. 23. Man proposes, God disposes. A) Antithesis. B) Hyperbole. C) Irony. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antithesis. 24. Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence:I am so hungry I can eat a mountain. A) Simile. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 25. Complete the following sentence:Alliteration is the repetition of ..... ? A) Consonants. B) Vowels. C) Rhymes. D) Sounds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Consonants. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesFigures Of Speech Quiz 1Figures Of Speech Quiz 2Figures Of Speech Quiz 3Figures Of Speech Quiz 4Figures Of Speech Quiz 5Figures Of Speech Quiz 6Figures Of Speech Quiz 7Figures Of Speech Quiz 8Figures Of Speech Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books