ENGPLU - Quiz
  • 1. "The wind kisses my cheeks." What figure of speech is used in this statement?
A) Personification
B) Methaphor
C) Simile
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) None of these
B) Simile - Ex.He was as quiet as a mouse.
C) Methaphor - Ex.He was as quiet as a mouse.
D) Simile - Ex.Jonh is a walking dictionary.
  • 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) Personification
C) Methaphor
D) Metonymy
  • 4. Black Sheep
A) Methaphor
B) Onomatopoeia
C) Simile
D) None of these
  • 5. It is raining cats and dogs
A) Personification
B) Metonymy
C) Methaphor
D) Simile
  • 6. Words that Imitate the sounds they describe, like"Buzz," "moo," or sizzle.
A) None of these
B) Methaphor
C) Simile
D) Rhyme
  • 7. "You came in like a breath of fresh air. " This is an example of_____?
A) None of these
B) Simile
C) Methaphor
D) Hyperbole
  • 8. Phantom of Delight
A) Simile
B) Hyperbole
C) Methapor
D) Personification
  • 9. " An indirect Association." What word in quotation mark are used?
A) You or my
B) Are
C) Is
D) As or like
  • 10. Her expression was as cold as ice.
A) Simile
B) Personification
C) Hyperbole
D) Methaphor
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