EXTRAFigures of Speech WorksheetKEY.doc

Figures of Speech Worksheet Choices: Simile Alliteration Onomatopoeia Allusion Apostrophe

Metaphor

Personification

Oxymoron Metonymy

Hyperbole Synecdoche

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

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Metonymy 24. Metaphor 25. Metaphor children. 26. Alliteration 27. Personification 28. Personification 23.

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