Figures of Speech

English Language

Figures of Speech starts at 6 and continues till grade 12. QuestionsToday has an evolving set of questions to continuously challenge students so that their knowledge grows in Figures of Speech. How you perform is determined by your score and the time you take. When you play a quiz, your answers are evaluated in concept instead of actual words and definitions used.

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Explain the difference between a simile and a metaphor.

Choose the correct answer: Which figure of speech is used in 'He is a shining star'? (1) Simile (2) Metaphor (3) Hyperbole (4) Onomatopoeia

Choose the correct answer: Which figure of speech is used in 'The bees buzzed in the garden'? (1) Onomatopoeia (2) Simile (3) Metaphor (4) Hyperbole

Choose the correct answer: Which figure of speech is used in 'The kettle sang as it boiled'? (1) Onomatopoeia (2) Personification (3) Simile (4) Hyperbole

Choose the correct answer: Which figure of speech is used in 'The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky'? (1) Metaphor (2) Personification (3) Hyperbole (4) Alliteration

Choose the correct figure of speech for the sentence: 'Bang! The door slammed shut.' (1) Onomatopoeia (2) Hyperbole (3) Simile (4) Metaphor

Choose the correct option: Which of the following is an example of alliteration? (1) Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. (2) The sun smiled down. (3) The car roared. (4) He is as fast as a cheetah.

Fill in the blank: 'He is the black sheep of the family.' is an example of ________.

Choose the correct answer: Which figure of speech is used in 'He is a shining star'? (1) Simile (2) Metaphor (3) Hyperbole (4) Onomatopoeia

Choose the correct answer: Which figure of speech is used in 'The bees buzzed in the garden'? (1) Onomatopoeia (2) Simile (3) Metaphor (4) Hyperbole

Choose the correct answer: Which figure of speech is used in 'The kettle sang as it boiled'? (1) Onomatopoeia (2) Personification (3) Simile (4) Hyperbole

Choose the correct answer: Which figure of speech is used in 'The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky'? (1) Metaphor (2) Personification (3) Hyperbole (4) Alliteration

Fill in the blank: ________ is a figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect.

Fill in the blank: ________ is the repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words in a sentence or phrase.

Fill in the blank: A ________ is a comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

Fill in the blank: A ________ is a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

Is the following statement an example of hyperbole? 'I have told you a million times.'

Is the phrase 'bittersweet memories' an example of oxymoron?

Is the phrase 'deafening silence' an example of oxymoron?

Is the phrase 'living dead' an example of oxymoron?