grammer_ figure of speech Flashcards
What figure of speech is used in the phrase ‘The wind whispered through the trees’?
Personification
True or False: A simile uses ‘like’ or ‘as’ to compare two different things.
True
Fill in the blank: ‘Time is a thief’ is an example of __________.
Metaphor
Which figure of speech is exemplified by ‘The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky’?
Personification
What is the primary purpose of using hyperbole?
To exaggerate for emphasis or effect
Identify the figure of speech in the sentence: ‘Her smile was as bright as the sun.’
Simile
True or False: An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms.
True
What figure of speech is used in the expression ‘The classroom was a zoo’?
Metaphor
Fill in the blank: ‘He is a walking encyclopedia’ is an example of __________.
Metaphor
Which figure of speech involves the repetition of initial consonant sounds in a series of words?
Alliteration
What figure of speech is represented in the phrase ‘deafening silence’?
Oxymoron
True or False: Irony is when words are used to convey a meaning that is opposite of its literal meaning.
True
Identify the figure of speech: ‘She sells seashells by the seashore.’
Alliteration
Fill in the blank: ‘The clouds were fluffy cotton balls in the sky’ is an example of __________.
Metaphor
What figure of speech is used in the phrase ‘He has a heart of stone’?
Metaphor
Which figure of speech is illustrated by the phrase ‘It’s raining cats and dogs’?
Hyperbole
True or False: A pun is a form of wordplay that exploits multiple meanings of a term.
True
Identify the figure of speech: ‘The leaves danced in the wind.’
Personification
What does the figure of speech ‘metonymy’ refer to?
A figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated.
Fill in the blank: ‘The pen is mightier than the sword’ is an example of __________.
Metonymy
What is the figure of speech used when a part represents the whole?
Synecdoche
True or False: A metaphor involves a direct comparison between two unlike things without using ‘like’ or ‘as’.
True
Identify the figure of speech: ‘I feel blue today.’
Metaphor
What figure of speech is used in the phrase ‘The calm before the storm’?
Oxymoron
Fill in the blank: ‘Life is a journey’ is an example of __________.
Metaphor
What is a simile?
A figure of speech that compares two different things using ‘like’ or ‘as’.
True or False: A metaphor is a direct comparison between two unrelated things without using ‘like’ or ‘as’.
True
Fill in the blank: ‘The classroom was a zoo’ is an example of ______.
metaphor
What does personification do?
It attributes human characteristics to non-human entities.
Which figure of speech involves exaggeration for emphasis?
Hyperbole
True or False: An oxymoron combines contradictory terms.
True
What is an example of alliteration?
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
What is the purpose of an idiom?
To convey a meaning that is not literal.
Fill in the blank: ‘It’s raining cats and dogs’ is an example of an ______.
idiom
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
A simile uses ‘like’ or ‘as’ for comparison, while a metaphor does not.
Which figure of speech is used in the phrase ‘deafening silence’?
oxymoron
True or False: A pun is a form of wordplay that exploits multiple meanings of a term.
True
What figure of speech is used when one word is substituted for another that is closely related?
Metonymy
Provide an example of synecdoche.
Referring to a car as ‘wheels’.
What is an example of onomatopoeia?
Words like ‘buzz’, ‘bang’, or ‘sizzle’.
Fill in the blank: ‘Time is a thief’ is an example of ______.
personification
What does irony imply in literature?
A contrast between expectation and reality.
True or False: Anaphora is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
True
What is the effect of using hyperbole in speech?
To create emphasis or a dramatic effect.
Name a common example of a euphemism.
Saying ‘passed away’ instead of ‘died’.
What is the purpose of assonance in poetry?
To create rhythm and musicality through the repetition of vowel sounds.
Fill in the blank: ‘The wind whispered through the trees’ is an example of ______.
personification
What is the term for a statement that appears contradictory but reveals a truth?
Paradox
What figure of speech is exemplified in ‘She sells seashells by the seashore’?
alliteration
True or False: A rhetorical question is asked to elicit an answer.
False
What is chiasmus?
A rhetorical device where words are repeated in reverse order in a sentence.
