Identify All These Figures Of Speech Quiz

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1. The bright, blue balls looked gorgeous on the Christmas tree.

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The repeating consonant "b" makes this alliteration.

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Figures of speech are used to give meaning to action other than their literal meaning. Figures of speech can be classified into four types. Have you been paying... see moreattention when we covered this topic in grammar class? See if you can identify these types of figurative language? Let's play this quiz and learn more about the figure of speech as we test your ability! see less

2. Before the storm, the sky got as dark as midnight.

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The clue here is "as dark as". This shows it is a simile.

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3. Life is a roller coaster.

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This compares life to roller coaster without "as" or "like".

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4. The big, brown bear bounded over the stream.

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The repeating consonant "b" makes this alliteration.

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5. The clang of the bell woke the sleeping dog.

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A bell makes a sound like a "clang" which is Onomatopoeia.

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6. Ker-blam went the door as the wind blew it closed.

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"Ker-blam" is the sound of the door.

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7. His new shoes were so big they looked like boats.

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No one has shoes as large as boats.

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8. "The wind whispered through the trees."

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Personification is a figure of speech that gives human qualities to non-human entities. In this sentence, the wind is given the human ability to whisper, creating a vivid image of the wind's gentle movement through the trees. Personification adds depth and imagery to writing, making it more engaging and evocative.

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The bright, blue balls looked gorgeous on the Christmas tree.
Before the storm, the sky got as dark as midnight.
Life is a roller coaster.
The big, brown bear bounded over the stream.
The clang of the bell woke the sleeping dog.
Ker-blam went the door as the wind blew it closed.
His new shoes were so big they looked like boats.
"The wind whispered through the trees."
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