This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Figures Of Speech – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Figures Of Speech Quiz 7 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I'm getting tired, so I think I'll call it a day. A) Alliteration. B) Simile. C) Idiom. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Idiom. 2. Which of the following involve word play by exploiting multiple meanings of words, or of similar-sounding words? A) Pun. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pun. 3. Julius is a horse when he runs. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. E) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 4. The sausages tasted awfully good. A) Idiom. B) Paradox. C) Antithesis. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oxymoron. 5. What is it called when two or more words begin with the same initial sound? A) Onomatopoeia. B) Simile. C) Oxymoron. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alliteration. 6. Blue represents peaceful and calm ..... this is an example of??? A) Simile. B) Symbolism. C) Consonance. D) Purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symbolism. 7. The big black bug bit the big black bear. A) Alliteration. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Simile. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 8. My brother was hard to teacher when he was little. But now, he can easily burp the alphabet. A) METONYMY. B) ONOMATOPOEIA. C) PERSONIFICATION. D) HYPERBOLE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ONOMATOPOEIA. 9. The police station gets robbed. A) Apostrophe. B) Situational Irony. C) Verbal Irony. D) Antithesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Situational Irony. 10. The teacher, who always tells us to be on time, arrived late to class today. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Irony. 11. My friend is a class clown. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 12. Love is a kin to a battlefield A) Metaphor. B) Imagery. C) Hyperbole. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simile. 13. Define the figure of speech "Hyperbole" . A) Is an understatement. B) A comparison between like and as. C) Two contrasting statements. D) Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. 14. "The doctors and nurses are heroes in a battle which enemy is unseen." This is an example of what figure of speech? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 15. Identify the figure of speech shown in the sentence."Never will I learn to love." A) Apostrophe. B) Hyperbole. C) Anastrophe. D) Paradox. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anastrophe. 16. I went over the floor with a fine-toothed comb, but I still can't find my contact lens. A) Very thoroughly. B) With lots of help. C) In a hurry. D) Looing for dirt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Very thoroughly. 17. Which figure of speech did Neil Armstrong use before stepping on the moon?"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Antithesis. D) Rhetorical question. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antithesis. 18. What is the implied meaning of the hyperbole in the sentence: "My phone is so slow it takes a year to load a webpage" ? A) The phone literally takes a year to load a webpage. B) The phone is very slow. C) The phone is disliked by the user. D) The phone is not slow at all. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The phone is very slow. 19. "Truth is bitter, but it has a sweet fruit." is an example of ..... A) Paradox. B) Antithesis. C) Oxymoron. D) Litotes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antithesis. 20. The car coughed in front of me. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 21. Earth was thirsty for water. A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Metaphor. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 22. The following sentence is an example of what figure of speech?She floated in the pool like a lily on water. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Noun. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 23. Which figure of speech is used in the sentence:'The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky'? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 24. Choose the Figure of speech used in the following sentence."She is a star in the sky." A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 25. The sunflower nodded in the wind A) Alliteration. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Hyperbole,. E) Personification. 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