FIGURES OF SPEECH TEST

1.  She sat like patience on a monument. This sentence is an example of a/an:

            A.        simile

            B.        personification

            C.        metaphor

            D.        oxymoron

2.  His room was a junk pile. This sentence is an example of a/an:

            A.        simile

            B.        personification

            C.        metaphor

            D.        alliteration

3.  The baby's skin was like a rose petal. This sentence is an example of a/an:

            A.        simile

            B.        personification

            C.        metaphor

            D.        oxymoron

4.  The leaves danced in the wind. This sentence is an example of a/an:

            A.        simile

            B.        metaphor

            C.        personification

            D.        hyperbole

5.  I’m so hungry that I could eat a horse.  This sentence is an example of a/an:

            A.        simile

            B.        hyperbole

            C.        oxymoron

            D.        personification

6.  Life is bitter sweet. This sentence is an example of a/an:

            A.        alliteration

            B.        hyperbole

            C.        personification

            D.        oxymoron

7.  The pen is mightier than the sword.

            A.        metaphor

            B.        oxymoron

            C.        Irony

            D.        Metonymy

8.  Rain races, ripping and restless in its rage.  This sentence is an example of a/an:

            A.        alliteration

            B.        hyperbole

            C.        personification

            D.        oxymoron

9.  The daffodils nodded their yellow heads at the walkers. .  This sentence is an example of a/an:

            A.        alliteration

            B.        personification

            C.        hyperbole

            D.        oxymoron

  10.  Your answers are perfectly wrong.  This sentence is an example of a/an:

            A.        alliteration

            B.        hyperbole

            C.        personification

D.        oxymoron

11.  The murmurous haunt of flies on summer eves.

            A.        alliteration

            B.        hyperbole

            C.        Onomatopoeia

            D.        oxymoron

12.       His soul rests in peace.

            A.        Euphemism

            B.        metaphor

            C.        personification

            D.        hyperbole

13.  I had a dull day dream.  This sentence is an example of a/an:

            A.        alliteration

            B.        personification

            C.        hyperbole

            D.        oxymoron

14.  I tried a thousand times to text her and get the answers to the test. 

This sentence is an example of a/an:

            A.        simile

            B.        oxymoron

            C.        personification

            D.        hyperbole

15.  Not on the sole but on the soul.  This sentence is an example of a/an:

            A.        pun

            B.        oxymoron

            C.        personification

            D.        hyperbole

ANSWERS:

1. simile

2. metaphor

3. simile

4. personification

5. hyperbole

6. oxymoron

7. metonymy

8.alliteration

9. personification

10.oxymoron

11. onomatopoeia

12.euphemism

13. alliteration

14.hyperbole

15. pun