This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Figures Of Speech – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Figures Of Speech Quiz 18 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The sentences below are examples of Simile, EXCEPT. A) You are the apple of my eye. B) You are as sweet as sugar. C) Rhea is like a butterfly. D) Rey's t-shirt is as bright as gold. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You are the apple of my eye. 2. Jennider's eyes were diamonds at the party; always bright and sparkling! A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 3. You're as light as a feather. A) Alliteration. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 4. What figure of speech was used in this sentence:Roll on, thou dark and deep blue Ocean ..... roll! A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Apostrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 5. The visually-impaired man rode with his service dog. A) Metonymy. B) Euphemism. C) Apostrophe. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Euphemism. 6. I have been experiencing financial and emotional crisis since my brother passed away. Life is really a roller coaster of emotions. A) IRONY. B) METAPHOR. C) IDIOM. D) LITERAL. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) METAPHOR. 7. Do not be comfortable with your laurels yet, as the bigger victory is to win the war, not the battle. A) Metonymy. B) Euphemism. C) Apostrophe. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metonymy. 8. It brought joy and cheer. A) Personification. B) Oxymoron. C) Tautology. D) Pun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tautology. 9. The phrase "Passed away" instead of "died" is an example of ..... A) Euphemism. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Euphemism. 10. Complete the following sentence:Assonance is the repetition of ..... sounds. A) Consonant. B) Harsh. C) Vowel. D) Rhyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vowel. 11. He is a dove. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 12. What kind of figure of speech represents the sound of what is being described? A) Metonymy. B) Irony. C) Metaphor. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Onomatopoeia. 13. What is the following an example of? "Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers" A) Idiom. B) Alliteration. C) Hyperbole. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 14. Peter planted petunias. A) Alliteration. B) Hyperbole. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 15. I got blinded by his smile. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 16. Metaphor is a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn't literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison. A) FALSE. B) TRUE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 17. Death lays his icy hands on kings. A) Epigram. B) Apostrophe. C) Personification. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 18. "Adding fuel to the fire" can mean: A) Making a good situation better. B) Making a bad situation worse. C) Making the room hotter. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Making a bad situation worse. 19. An opportunity finally knocked at his door is an example of which figure of speech? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hypernite. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 20. Things aren't always going to go your way. Life isn't a bed of roses, you know. A) Sweet-smelling. B) Full of thorns. C) Easy and comfortable. D) Painful and difficult. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Easy and comfortable. 21. Personification is when you give a nonhuman thing a human characteristic. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 22. Identify the figure of speech shown in the sentence."Cries of sorrow rose from the village and reached the sky." A) Oxymoron. B) Hyperbole. C) Irony. D) Euphemism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 23. Two figures of speech that have to do with word sounds are: A) Metaphor and simile. B) Personification and idiom. C) Alliteration and onomatopoeia. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration and onomatopoeia. 24. '' vee shall make to disappear every single smelly little brat" is an exampleof ..... A) Alliteration. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 25. Forbidden fruit A) Alliteration. B) Consonance. C) Metaphor. D) Allusion. 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