Multiple choice: Choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. He was as brave as a lion. A. SimileB.Metaphor C.Personification D.None of the above 2. Ria heard the last piece of pie calling her name. A.Simile B.Metaphor C. Personification 3. My alarm yelled at me this morning. A. Simile B. Metaphor C. Personification D. Hyperbole 4. Her eyes are diamonds. A. Simile B. Metaphor C. Personification D. Euphemism 5. She is a shining star. A. Simile B. Metaphor C. Personification D. Euphemism 6. That must have cost a billion dollars. A. Hyperbole B. Euphemism C. Irony D. Simile 7. The chug-a, chug-a, chug-a of the train echoed down the hill, while a cloud of smoke rose up to the western sky. A. Simile B. Euphemism C. Onomatopoeia D. Hyperbole 8.Hyperbole is a kind of figure of speech that uses exaggeration to create emphasis or heightened effect. A. True B. False 9. Metaphor is a figure of speech consisting of an understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by negating its opposite. A. True B. False 10. I had so much homework last night that I needed a pickup truck to carry all my books home! A. Synecdoche B. Onomatopoeia C. Hyperbole