This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Figures Of Speech – Quiz 46 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Figures Of Speech Quiz 46 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "'I'm a lovely tree that loves to dance' said the tree" is a rhyme A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. The new set of officers are as busy as a bee. A) SIMILE. B) METAPHOR. C) PERSONIFICATION. D) HYPERBOLE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) SIMILE. 3. In the movie, "Toy Story", human characters are not aware that the toys speak and move but the audience is. A) Verbal irony. B) Dramatic irony. C) Situational irony. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dramatic irony. 4. He doesn't always tell the truth, so I'd take what he says with a grain of salt. A) With some doubt. B) Without question. C) With anger. D) With other people's opinions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With some doubt. 5. The figure of speech in which the author makes an obvious exaggeration for emphasis or to create some other specific effect is ..... A) Simile. B) Metonymy. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 6. I'll see you long and dark as tunnels, bright as rainbows, playful as chestnutwind. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 7. The wind howled like a ..... as the storm raged. A) Kitten. B) Wounded animal. C) Hammer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wounded animal. 8. She was as quiet as a mouse A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 9. Mary looked at the clock. Time was crawling. A) Metaphor. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Personification. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 10. Ito ay pagpapalit ng katangian ng isang tao sa mga walang buhay. A) Pagtutulad o Simile. B) Pagwawangis o Metapora. C) Pagmamalabis o Hyperbole. D) Pagsasatao o Personipikasyon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pagsasatao o Personipikasyon. 11. What do you call an exaggerated statement used to heighten the effect? A) Hyperbole. B) Oxymoron. C) Onomatopoeia. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 12. Is a figure of language when words that start with the same sound (not just the same letter) are used repeatedly in a phrase or sentence A) Onomatopoeia. B) Alliteration. C) Assonance. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 13. Which figure of speech is the author using?"Emily is as cold as ice" A) Personification. B) Simile. C) Hyperbaton. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 14. "The debate was a piece of cake." It is the example of Metaphor. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. He is as soft as concrete A) Irony. B) Antithesis. C) Antromorphism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irony. 16. "it is really dull day when we don't go to the mall"This sentence is an example of: A) Simile. B) Alliteration. C) Metaphor. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 17. Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 18. My favorite pizza toppings are; sausage, peppers, extra cheese, and mushrooms. A) Correctly punctuated. B) Incorrectly punctuated. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrectly punctuated. 19. Paradox and oxymoron mean the same thing. (a) A) A. False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. False. 20. What is it called when an outcome is the opposite of what is expected? A) Personification. B) Simile. C) Irony. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irony. 21. The cactus saluted any visitor brave enough to travel the scorched land. A) Simile. B) Hyperbole. C) Metaphor. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 22. Don't throw in the towel now! The game isn't over yet. A) Get too sweaty. B) Keep on trying. C) Give up. D) Get some rest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Give up. 23. Make this sentence into a Simile"Her eyes are diamonds." A) Her eyes are bright. B) Her eyes are expensive. C) Her eyes are shining diamonds. D) Her eyes shine like a diamond. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Her eyes shine like a diamond. 24. Many Mechanics Made Mary's Mother's Motor Move. A) Repetition. B) Personification. C) Simile. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alliteration. 25. What is the figure of speech called when you make a direct comparison using the words 'like' or 'as'? A) Hyperbole. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Assonance. D) Simile. E) Metaphor. 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