FIGURES OF
SPEECH :
QUIZ BEE
ARE YOU
READY?
METAPHOR
The ship was a tiger
roaring through the
water.
SIMILE
The new couch was as big as a
bus and could hardly fit inside
their small living room.
HYPERBOLE
I'll never reach the
end of the race.
SIMILE
She forgot her glasses and
felt as blind as a bat, so she
had difficulty reading.
ONOMATOPOEIA
As Tom got closer, the
dog began growling.
METAPHOR
The airplane was an
elephant running on
the runway.
REPETITION
She was young the way
an actual young person
is young.
SIMILE
Finding the ring she
lost was like finding a
needle in a haystack.
PERSONIFICATION
The old and tattered
house looked
depressed.
PERSONIFICATION
The tree appeared
angry when it lost its
leaves.
ALLITERATION
Janie read a book by
the babbling brook.
REPETITION
Because the world is a place of
silence, the sky at night when the
birds have gone is a vast silent
place.
SIMILE
The new baby looked as cute
as a cupcake in his brand
new giraffe sweater.
METAPHOR
The teacher was an
encyclopedia of
information.
HYPERBOLE
The pile of garbage
reached the sky.
PERSONIFICATION
The opportunity
knocked at his door.
PERSONIFICATION
The snow wrapped the
trees in white, fluffy
blankets.
ONOMATOPOEIA
The two-year
old crashed into the
cabinet.
ALLITERATION
Grass grows greener
in the graveyard.
REPETITION
So I said yes to Thomas Clinton
and later thought that I had said yes
to God and later still realized I had
said yes only to Thomas Clinton.
METAPHOR
The history test
was a train wreck.
SIMILE
When the school bell
rings at the end of the
day, I feel as free as a bird.
ONOMATOPOEIA
The bird’s chirp filled
the empty night air.
PERSONIFICATION
The cookies screamed,
"I'm done!" from the
oven.
HYPERBOLE
She thought she was
the best tennis player
on this planet.
HYPERBOLE
I will die if I have to
read one more page, I
am so tired.
ONOMATOPOEIA
The cash register popped
open with a heart
warming ca-ching.
REPETITION
Hatred was spreading
everywhere, blood was being
spilled everywhere, wars were
breaking out everywhere.
ALLITERATION
The crowd cheered when
the champion hit
the challenger with a chair.
METAPHOR
Her birthday was a
storm of happiness.
SIMILE
Her brand new puppy was
as cute as a button when
he chased his tail in circles.
HYPERBOLE
I could eat every
hamburger on this planet,
I was so hungry.
PERSONIFICATION
The city streets
whispered quietly
during the night.
ONOMATOPOEIA
It is not unusual for a
dog to bark when
visitors arrive.
ALLITERATION
The
stuntman flipped from
a forty foot Ferris wheel.
REPETITION
I felt happy because I saw the
others were happy and because I
knew I should feel happy, but I
wasn’t really happy.
PERSONIFICATION
The good news
traveled fast through
the town.
ONOMATOPOEIA
Nothing annoys me more
than rapidly clicking your
pen.
ALLITERATION
There is nothing
but death in
the desert during the day.
SIMILE
When everyone is sleeping,
the house is as quiet as a
mouse.
1. She forgot her homework four days in a row and felt as flaky as a snowstorm.
2. After getting all the questions correct on her test, she felt as wise as an owl.
3. The snobby and conceited girl treated everyone badly and was as cold as ice.
4. I needed my sunglasses inside since the lights were as bright as day.
5. The frog wasn’t moving because it was as dead as a doornail.
6. When she graduated from high school, her mom was as proud as a peacock.
7. She accidentally dropped the meatball and it was as flat as a pancake.
8. She ate the huge pizza all by herself and felt as fat as a pig.
9. She exercised and ate healthy things all week and felt as light as a feather.
10. The girl walked as slow as a snail because she was so exhausted.
11. The class was as quiet as a mouse because they didn’t want to get in trouble.
12. She was so cozy in her bed she felt as snug as a bug in a rug.
Metaphor
1. The girl was a kitten to the new baby.
2. Time was a thief to me this year.
3. Her memory is cloudy since she can never remember anything.
4. Her life was a rainbow of experiences.
5. Her smile was sunshine when her baby was born.
6. The dinner was an ocean of flavors.
hyperbole
1. The homework list was miles long.
2. The alarm clock could be heard around the world it was so loud.
3. I felt like I hadn't seen you in years.
4. The class was never ending.
5. Her brain was the size of a pea.
6. I have told him a million times to get his chores done.
7. The family had to wait for centuries to get seated at the restaurant.
1. The wind howled during the rainstorm.
2. Time flies when you are having a great time.
3. Her life passed by so quickly.
4. The phone blurted out a loud ring.
5. The popular toy flew off the shelves during the holidays.
6. The fire ran wild and spread really quickly putting the homes in danger.
7. The year raced by and before we knew it, summer was here.
8. The thunder growled in the night.
9. The girl's heart skipped down the street when she got nervous.
10. The boy's shirt yelled my name since it was so bright.
11. The river ran through the mountaintop.
1. The best part about music class is that you can bang on the drum. 19. The prisoner was terrified to hear the crack of the whip.
2. Silence your cellphone so that it does not beep during the movie. 20. We roasted marshmallows over the crackling fire.
3. Dad released a belch from the pit of his stomach. 21. The cabinet opened with a distinct creak.
4. The bridge collapsed creating a tremendous boom. 22. Dissatisfied with her work, Beth crinkled up the paper and threw it
in the trash.
5. The large dog said, “Bow-wow!”
23. The swamp frogs croaked in unison.
6. Are you afraid of things that go bump in the night?
24. The teacher heard the distinct crunch of ruffled potato chips.
7. My brother can burp the alphabet.
25. Jacob could not sleep with the steady drip-drop of water coming
8. Both bees and buzzers buzz. from the sink.
9. Her heels clacked on the hardwood floor. 26. The root beer fizzed over the top of the mug.
10. The clanging pots and pans awoke the baby. 27. The flag flapped in wind.
11. If you want the red team to win, clap your hands right now! 28. Did you forget to flush the toilet?
12. The cadets swelled with pride when they heard the clash of the 29. Daryl gargled the mouthwash.
cymbals at their graduation ceremony.
30. The wounded soldier groaned.
13. The dishes fell to the floor with a clatter.
31. Juan had a hard time hearing the teacher over
14. The bride and groom were not surprised to hear the familiar sound his grumbling stomach.
of clinkingglasses.
15. The horse’s hooves clip-clopped on the cobblestones.
16. Those clucking chickens are driving me crazy!
17. The dim-witted pigeon repulsed us with its nerve crawling coo.
18. If you’re going to cough, please cover your mouth.
alliteration in alphabetical order: 17. He dunked the delicious donut in dairy creamer.
18. 19. I woke up at school in a slobbery pool; though
Examples of Alliteration Using the “B” Sound I used to be dry, now I’m drowning in drool.
1. 2. The child bounced the ball at 20. I dreamt of a drip-dropping drain in my dream.
the backyard barbeque. Examples of Alliteration Using the “F” and “Ph”
3. The barbarians broke through the barricade. Sounds
4. He acts silly at times, but he was blessed with 21. Your friends will flip-flop fast when facing trouble.
a brilliant brain. 22. Our financial future fell into a freefall.
5. The beautiful bouquet blossomed in the bright sun. 23. 24. I forgot my flip phone but felt free.
Examples of Alliteration Using the “C” and “K” 25. That’s the first photo of France from the Moon.
Sounds Examples of Alliteration Using the “G” Sound
6. When the canary keeled over, the coal miners left 26. When the tests were distributed,
the cave. the guys grimaced and groaned.
7. The captain couldn’t keep the men in the cabin. 27. The girl grabbed the golden goose and ran.
8. Erin cooked cupcakes in the kitchen. 28. 29. The ghouls and ghosts greeted
9. My Cadillac was completely crushed in a car crash. the gangly goblins.
10. The candy was killing my cavity. 30. I reached under the desk and grabbed
Examples of Alliteration Using the “Ch” Sound the gross gum.
11. Despite their mother’s warnings,
the children chose to chew with their mouths
open.
12. The rich man was so cheap that it was chilling.
13. 14. We sat around the campfire and chomped
on chunks of charred chicken.
15. Change the channel.
Examples of Alliteration Using the “D” Sound
16. They would have been on time, if they didn’t dilly-
dally.
• “Nory was a Catholic because her mother was a Catholic, and Nory’s mother was a Catholic because her father
was a Catholic, and her father was a Catholic because his mother was a Catholic, or had been.”
• “
• “But good morning! Good morning to ye and thou! I’d say to all my patients, because I was the worse of the
hypocrites, of all the hypocrites, the cruel and phony hypocrites, I was the very worst.”
• “
• “Almost nothing was more annoying than having our wasted time wasted on something not worth wasting it on.”
