This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Figures Of Speech – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Figures Of Speech Quiz 21 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Comparison of two things without using the word like and as. A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Metaphor. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 2. Identify the figure of speech shown in the sentence."A robber steals valuables from a police station." A) Oxymoron. B) Hyperbole. C) Irony. D) Euphemism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irony. 3. The buzz saw snarled and rattled in the yard. A) ALLITERATION. B) SIMILE. C) ONOMATOPOEIA. D) HYPERBOLE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ONOMATOPOEIA. 4. The waves ..... happily upon the pebbled shore. A) Danced. B) Trudged. C) Ran. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Danced. 5. Economically disadvantaged is a euphemism for ..... A) Lost. B) Without a job. C) Poor. D) Rich. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Poor. 6. Which of the following involves indirect comparison by referring to one thing by mentioning another? A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Pun. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 7. Choose the correct option- "Claire's face is Sunshine when she walks into the room" A) Personification. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 8. It is a figure of speech that give human characteristics into something that is not human. A) Hyperbole. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 9. The mountain stood proud, a mighty fortress guarding the valley below. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 10. I can eat a thousand hamburgers after I finish this exhausting task. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 11. She was so hungry she could eat a horse A) Hyperbole. B) Personification. C) Metonymy. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 12. The wind wispered the rumors of the forest A) , metaphor,. B) Hyperbole,. C) , personification,. D) Alliteration. E) Simile,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) , personification,. 13. The hills rejoice and clap their hands. A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Oxymoron. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 14. "Covid 19 is a hurdle we need to overcome, " is an example of what figure of speech? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 15. Her life was a rainbow of experiences. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 16. Your eyes whispered, "have we met?" A) Simile. B) Irony. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 17. Ugh, my phone, please load my messages. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Apostrophe. D) Hyperbole. E) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Apostrophe. 18. Determine whether the following sentence is literal or figurative: "The computer hummed like a busy office." A) Literal. B) Figurative. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Figurative. 19. When I saw her smile, a stone rolled away from my heart. A) Hyperbole. B) Simile. C) Cliche. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 20. What figure of speech is used in the phrase 'the clock ticked loudly'? A) Personification. B) Alliteration. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 21. This city never sleeps. A) SIMILE. B) METAPHOR. C) PERSONIFICATION. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) PERSONIFICATION. 22. Identify the figure of speech:The carpet was cleaned, but it was still full of kinks and creases. A) Assonance. B) Hyperbole. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 23. These high heels are killing me. A) Simile. B) Alliteration. C) Imagery. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 24. It is a comparison of two things using "like" & "as" A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 25. The picture says a lot about the man. A) Personification. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Hyperbole. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. ← 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