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Test Your Knowledge On The Basic Figures Of Speech.
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I have seen houses as worn down as the ones in Grandma's hometown
a) Metaphor
b) Personification
c) Hyperbole
d) Simile
You are, without a doubt, my kryptonite.
a) Personification
b) Metaphor
c) Onomatopoeia
d) Simile
It was so hot I could fry an egg on our roof.
a) Hyperbole
b) Metaphor
c) Oxymoron
d) Personification
The psychologist gave some surprising news.
a) Simile
b) Onomatopoeia
c) Aliteration
d) Metaphor
I am quite sure I heard a thud on the floor.
a) Oxymoron
b) Onomatopoeia
c) Metaphor
d) Personification
The car tires screeched against the gravel.
a) Simile
b) Onomatopeia
c) Oxymoron
d) Personification
His arrival was like a bitter taste in their mouths.
a) Personification
b) Simile
c) Onomatopoeia
d) Hyperbole
He showed them cruel kindness as a means for revenge.
a) Oxymoron
b) Simile
c) Hyperbole
d) Metaphor
Use of exaggeration
a) Simile
b) Alliteration
c) Onomatopoeia
d) Hyperbole
Two contrasting words put together to form new meaning
a) Alliteration
b) Onomatopoeia
c) Oxymoron
d) Simile
It was an open secret among club members that Michael can sing well.
a) Personification
b) Oxymoron
c) Alliteration
d) Hyperbole
Knowing the nerve-wracking news about Dan made me sad.
a) Alliteration
b) Oxymoron
c) Onomatopeia
d) Hyperbole
The moon told her secrets about the deep.
a) Onomatopoeia
b) Alliteration
c) Personification
d) Metaphor
You could almost listen to the house's big sigh of relief when the guests left.
a) Simile
b) Metaphor
c) Oxymoron
d) Personification
The roar of the thunder echoed through the town.
a) Onomatopoeia
b) Personification
c) Metaphor
d) Simile
His booming voice could be heard miles away.
a) Metaphor
b) Hyperbole
c) Personification
d) Oxymoron
For her, he is a tragedy waiting to unfold.
a) Simile
b) Personification
c) Onomatopoeia
d) Metaphor
Miraculously moving a muscle, the fire survivor gave her family a glimmer of hope.
a) Onomatopoeia
b) Simile
c) Alliteration
d) Hyperbole
A direct comparison between two things or people
a) Metaphor
b) Simile
c) Hyperbole
d) Alliteration
Their kitchen was as filthy as their cat.
a) Personification
b) Hyperbole
c) Simile
d) Onomatopoeia
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