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Figures of Speech

Quiz by Razel Joy Salvado

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13 questions
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  • Q1
    What figure of speech is used in the sentence 'The sun smiled down on us'?
    Hyperbole
    Personification
    Simile
    Metaphor
    30s
  • Q2
    Which figure of speech is used in the sentence 'She's as busy as a bee'?
    Metaphor
    Alliteration
    Simile
    Onomatopoeia
    30s
  • Q3
    What figure of speech is being used in the phrase 'Break a leg'?
    Idiom
    Hyperbole
    Euphemism
    Oxymoron
    30s
  • Q4
    Which figure of speech is used in the sentence 'The world is my oyster'?
    Alliteration
    Hyperbole
    Metaphor
    Simile
    30s
  • Q5
    What figure of speech is used in the phrase 'it's raining cats and dogs'?
    Metaphor
    Idiom
    Simile
    Hyperbole
    30s
  • Q6
    Which figure of speech is used in the sentence 'His words cut like a knife'?
    Metaphor
    Simile
    Personification
    Hyperbole
    30s
  • Q7
    What figure of speech is used in the sentence 'Time flies'?
    Metaphor
    Hyperbole
    Personification
    Simile
    30s
  • Q8
    What figure of speech is used in the sentence 'He drowned in a sea of grief'?
    Personification
    Simile
    Metaphor
    Hyperbole
    30s
  • Q9
    What figure of speech is used in the sentence 'Her smile is a ray of sunshine'?
    Hyperbole
    Personification
    Simile
    Metaphor
    30s
  • Q10
    What figure of speech is used in the sentence 'The thunder roared angrily'?
    Hyperbole
    Metaphor
    Personification
    Simile
    30s
  • Q11
    Which figure of speech is used in the sentence 'He was as fast as lightning'?
    Hyperbole
    Personification
    Simile
    Metaphor
    30s
  • Q12
    What figure of speech is used in the sentence 'The stars danced in the night sky'?
    Hyperbole
    Simile
    Personification
    Metaphor
    30s
  • Q13
    What figure of speech is used in the phrase 'the world is your oyster'?
    Hyperbole
    Personification
    Simile
    Metaphor
    30s

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