EXTRAFigures of Speech Worksheet.doc

Figures of Speech Worksheet Choices: Simile Alliteration Onomatopoeia Allusion Apostrophe

Metaphor

Personification

Oxymoron Metonymy

Hyperbole Synecdoche

Instructions: Instructions: Select the best answer for each of the following. In some cases, more than one figure of speech may be present. 1.

 _____________“Y  _____________“You ou better watch watch out,” he said, said, “the Law is powerful around here.”

2.

 _____________Al  _____________Alll hands on deck. deck.

3.

 _____________An  _____________And d so we are condemned condemned to a living death. death.

4.

 _____________Hi  _____________His s arms dangled dangled a mile out of his shirt.

5.

 _____________Hi  _____________His s laughter was was loud as thunder. thunder.

6.

 _____________Hi  _____________His s laughter was was thunder to the child.

7.

 _____________I  _____________I am so hungry I could eat a horse. horse.

8.

 _____________I  _____________I have have read Harry Harry Potter.

9.

 _____________I  _____________I have have such a bad headache that my head is going to explode!

10. _____________Li  _____________Like ke

a cobra, any any new enemy enemy will more likely likely strike

when it feels events are in its favor. 11. _____________Li  _____________Listening stening

to his his speech, is as exciting exciting as watching watching

paint dry. 12. _____________Lu  _____________Lucy cy

is a cyclone. cyclone.

13. _____________Lu  _____________Lucy cy

is like a cyclone cyclone when she she is angry.

14. _____________Oh  _____________Oh

overshoes, overshoes, don’t don’t you remember remember me?

15. _____________On  _____________One e

couldn’t help help but notice notice that there there were a

bunch of new faces at the meeting. 16. _____________Sh  _____________She e

sells sea shells by by the sea shore. shore.

17. _____________Sh  _____________She’s e’s 18. _____________T  _____________The he

as odd as Joan Joan of Arc appeared appeared to be.

message she received received was was bittersweet. He was was

alive but he’d fled with Louise. 19. _____________T  _____________The he

silence was was deafening.

20. _____________T  _____________The he

sizzling sausages sausages squirted squirted in the pan. pan.

21. _____________T  _____________The he

sleeping willows willows bowed their heads. heads.

22. _____________T  _____________The he

United States States won the Olympics. Olympics.

23. _____________T  _____________The he

White House House denied the allegations. allegations.

24. _____________T  _____________The he

wind was a howling howling animal. animal.

25. _____________T  _____________The he

woman was was a tigress in defense defense of her children. children.

26. _____________T  _____________The he

World Wide Wide Web is an amazing amazing tool. tool.

27. _____________T  _____________Their heir 28. _____________T  _____________Trees rees

apartment apartment is as cheerful cheerful as can be. are whispering whispering my name. name.