ENGPLU - Quiz

1. "The wind kisses my cheeks." What figure of speech is used in this statement?

A) Simile
B) Personification
C) Methaphor
D) Hyperbole

2. Methaphor is a direct comparison.Ex."He is a Lion." What kind of figure of speech is used in indirect comparison?

A) Methaphor - Ex.He was as quiet as a mouse.
B) Simile - Ex.Jonh is a walking dictionary.
C) None of these
D) Simile - Ex.He was as quiet as a mouse.

3. I am the unfortunate grain of wheat that fell on stony ground at sowing time." What figure of speech is exemplified in this line?

A) Comparison
B) Metonymy
C) Methaphor
D) Personification

4. Black Sheep

A) None of these
B) Methaphor
C) Onomatopoeia
D) Simile

5. It is raining cats and dogs

A) Methaphor
B) Simile
C) Metonymy
D) Personification

6. Words that Imitate the sounds they describe, like"Buzz," "moo," or sizzle.

A) Simile
B) Rhyme
C) None of these
D) Methaphor

7. "You came in like a breath of fresh air. " This is an example of_____?

A) Simile
B) Methaphor
C) None of these
D) Hyperbole

8. Phantom of Delight

A) Simile
B) Methapor
C) Hyperbole
D) Personification

9. " An indirect Association." What word in quotation mark are used?

A) Are
B) You or my
C) As or like
D) Is

10. Her expression was as cold as ice.

A) Hyperbole
B) Simile
C) Methaphor
D) Personification

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