This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Figures Of Speech – Quiz 33 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Figures Of Speech Quiz 33 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A figure of speech is a deviation from the ordinary use of words in order to increase their effectiveness. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 2. Which figure of speech is used in the sentence 'It's raining cats and dogs'? A) Simile (Metaphor). B) Idiom (Hyperbole). C) Alliteration. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Idiom (Hyperbole). 3. Substituting the word "euthanasia" for "mercy killing" or "killing the terminally ill" is an example of which of the following figures of speech (APP) A) Hyperbole. B) Euphimism. C) Assonance. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Euphimism. 4. A pun ..... A) Is a form of poetry. B) Is when words with the same sounding beginning are used. C) Is a word that mimics the sound of the object or action it refers to. D) Is the creation of humour by using litteral meanings. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is the creation of humour by using litteral meanings. 5. It is the repetition of beginning word sounds A) Alliteration. B) Synecdoche. C) Assonance. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 6. Which one of these is an example of an idiom? A) I'm like a pineapple because I'm sweet on the inside. B) I'm so smart. C) I'm taller than a building. D) I don't think I'm tall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I'm taller than a building. 7. Neal was like a ..... ; he always tried to predict the weather. A) Meteorologist. B) Biologist. C) Teacher. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meteorologist. 8. O Solitude! Where are the charms that sages have seen in thy face? A) Personification. B) Hyperbole. C) Apostrophe. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Apostrophe. 9. A metonym is a kind of ..... (REM) A) Simile. B) Proverb. C) Metaphor. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 10. Cause even the stars they burn some even fall to the earth. A) Simile. B) Hyperbole. C) Metaphor. D) Metonymy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 11. A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase is a (an) ..... A) Nuance. B) Pun. C) Oxymoron. D) Paradox. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oxymoron. 12. This type of figurative language is used when words imitate the actual sound(s) made by the action or event. Examples include "clang" and "whoosh." A) Onomatopoeia. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Onomatopoeia. 13. Which of the following is an implied comparison between two relatively unlike things? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 14. Is this an example of Hyperbole?- "You can hear the trees whisper in the dark" A) NO. B) YES. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO. 15. 'She is clearly confused' A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Oxymoron. D) Pun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oxymoron. 16. Rain, rain, go away!All the children want to play.Rain, rain, go away!Come again another day. Which element of poetry is shown by the words, away and play? A) Rhyme. B) Repetition. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhyme. 17. Hercules is a symbol of strength. *Choose the correct figure of speech A) Idiom. B) Pun. C) Simile. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allusion. 18. The boy is as smart as the fox when trying to pass his exam A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 19. Identify the figure of speech shown in the sentence."Being caught in the war can be the most wonderful experience at all." A) Oxymoron. B) Hyperbole. C) Irony. D) Euphemism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irony. 20. The trees trembled when the strong wind came. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. E) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Irony. 21. Don't be a Scrooge! A) Personification. B) Idiom. C) Pun. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allusion. 22. Which of the following is an example of irony? A) The blankets are as white as snow. B) The plates are swimming in the sink. C) My eardrums are damaged because of your voice. D) I really love it when you lie to my face. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I really love it when you lie to my face. 23. Contradictory statements or situations reveal a reality that is different from what appears to be true. A) Paradox. B) Irony. C) Hyperbole. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irony. 24. What figure of speech is present in the sentence 'The flowers danced in the gentle breeze'? A) Personification. B) Hyperbole. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 25. The light in her eyes can repel or entice. What figure of speech was used here? A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Consonance. D) Assonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Assonance. ← 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