English Language

Question 1

1A fire station burning down is an example of

Hard

A. metaphor B. simile C. alliteration D. irony

Question 2

2"She is as busy as a bee" is an example of

Easy

A. hyperbole B. personification C. metaphor D. simile

Question 3

3"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" shows

Easy

A. assonance B. alliteration C. irony D. onomatopoeia

Question 4

4Which sentence contains a simile?

Easy

A. Her teeth sang. B. Her teeth were as white as snow. C. Her teeth were snow. D. Her teeth were extremely white.

Question 5

5"The wind whispered through the trees" is an example of

Easy

A. oxymoron B. personification C. hyperbole D. simile

Question 6

6Giving human qualities to non-human things is called ___.

Easy

Your answer (fill in the blank)

Question 7

7Words that imitate sounds show ___.

Medium

Your answer (fill in the blank)

Question 8

8"O Death, where is thy sting?" is an example of

Hard

A. simile B. apostrophe C. hyperbole D. onomatopoeia

Question 9

9"Bitter sweet" is an oxymoron.

Medium

A. True B. False

Question 10

10Complete the simile: as cool as a ___.

Easy

Your answer (fill in the blank)