Simple fig of speech quiz

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Language features quiz

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What are these?

Identify the parts of speech or figure of speech used.

What parts of the sentence are underlined:

Dad scraped the carrots and onionsinto the frying pan.

Figure of speech:July had been blown out like a

candle

Figure of speech:A sharp stinging drizzle

Part of speech:Dad SCRAPED the carrots and onions

into the frying pan

Figure of speech:..beach-huts turned blank wooden

faces

Part of speech:We make our way back to the

EMPTY room.

Figure of speech:Cars varoomed down the street

Figure of speech:Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled

peppers.

Figure of speech:It unfolded, like a series of still

photographs

Part of speech:HE said thanks as THEY turned their backs and walked away from HIM.

Figure of speech:A light in a sea of darkness

Figure of speech:Ticktock, ticktock… the sound of the clock was all that could be heard in

the hospital waiting room

Part of speech:Lacey and I managed to break off all

the beer cans except the one htatwas superglued DIRECTLY to Dave’s

hand.

Part of speech:OH, the unrivalled stench of

branded skin…

Figure of speech:James heard the last piece of

cheesecake in the refrigerator calling his name.

Answers

What parts of the sentence are underlined:

Dad scraped the carrots and onionsinto the frying pan.

(COMMON) NOUNS

July had been blown out like a candle

SIMILE

A sharp stinging drizzle

ALLITERATION

Dad SCRAPED the carrots and onions into the frying pan

VERB

..beach-huts turned blank wooden faces

PERSONIFICATION

Part of speech:We make our way back to the

EMPTY room.

ADJECTIVE

Cars varoomed down the street

ONOMATOPOEIA

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

ALLITERATION

It unfolded, like a series of still photographs

SIMILE

Part of speech:HE said thanks as THEY turned their backs and walked away from HIM.

PRONOUN

A light in a sea of darkness

METAPHOR

Ticktock, ticktock… the sound of the clock was all that could be heard in

the hospital waiting room

ONOMATOPOEIA

Part of speech:Lacey and I managed to break off all

the beer cans except the one that was superglued DIRECTLY to Dave’s

hand.

ADVERB

Part of speech:OH, the unrivalled stench of

branded skin…

INTERJECTION

James heard the last piece of cheesecake in the refrigerator calling

his name.

PERSONIFICATION