Answer these questions to test your knowledge of the important terms, concepts, and

Directions:
skills in this module.

1 A figure of speech is

a familiar expression or saying.

A)
a nonliteral way of saying something.
B)
what the author literally means.
C)
something only writers use.
D)

2 Figures of speech mean exactly what the words say.

True
A)
False
B)

3 A figure of speech has to be interpreted by the reader or listener.

True
A)
False
B)

4 Two figures of speech that involve comparisons are

simile and metonymy.

A)
metonymy and metaphor.
B)
personification and hyperbole.
C)
simile and metaphor.
D)

5 The figure of speech in which the author makes an obvious exaggeration for
emphasis or to create some other specific effect is
 simile.
A)
metaphor.
B)
hyperbole.
C)
metonymy.
D)

6 The words like and as typically appear in a

simile.
A)
metaphor.
B)
personification.
C)
metonymy.
D)

7 When a closely related term or symbol is substituted for what it represents, or some
concrete term is used for a more abstract idea, the figure of speech is referred to as a
metaphor.
A)
hyperbole.
B)
personification.
C)
metonymy.
D)

8 Another name for figure of speech is figurative language.

True
A)
False
B)

9 There are

5 figures of speech.
A)
 250 figures of speech.
B)
more than 250 figures of speech.
C)
more than 500 figures of speech.
D)

10 Knowing the type of figure of speech is more important than understanding the
meaning of the figure of speech.
True
A)
False
B)