Figures of Speech (Quiz)

(By Tr Thin Zar Aung)

Name : Total - 15marks

Question -1
Choose the correct figure of speech used in the following sentences. Type the letter (a,b, or
c) in the brackets. (5 Marks)

1. The blanket is as white as snow.

a. Simile
b. Metaphor
c. Oxymoron ( )

2. The mountains sing together, the hills rejoice and clap hands.

a. Antithesis
b. Personification
c. Metaphor ( )

3. I heard the humming of bees.

a. Antithesis
b. Onomatopoeia
c. Metaphor ( )

4. All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand.

a. Hyperbole
b. Oxymoron
c. Antithesis ( )

5. Gloria glared at glasses.

a. Apostrophe
b. Alliteration
C. hyperbole ( )
Question - 2

Read the sentences and write the name of the figure of speech for each sentence.( 10
Marks)

Simile metaphor personification onomatopoeia

hyperbole proverb oxymoron alliteration

1. The night is as dark as black stone. -

2. Good fences make good neighbours -
3. David is as noble as his father. -
4. I heard the humming of bees. -
5. Crazy crocodiles crawl like crabs. -
6. Life is bittersweet. -
7. The trees are our friends who protect us -
8. The dog growled menacingly at the strangers.-
9. This is an open secret. -
10. The sun is playing hide and seek with the clouds. -
11. Grunt, grunt goes the hog. -
12. Actions speak louder than words. -
13. This watch must have cost millions of dollars. -
14. Soldiers fought like a lion. -
15. I am so hungry I could eat a horse.-