First Parallel Test in Creative Writing 12: Godwino Integrated School
First Parallel Test in Creative Writing 12: Godwino Integrated School
First Parallel Test in Creative Writing 12: Godwino Integrated School
For items 31-40: Identify the figures of speech employed in each sentence.
_____ 31. Lake Pinatubo is a beautiful disaster.
A. metaphor C. oxymoron
B. alliteration D. paradox
_____ 32. Oh! With this hunger I have, I could eat a horse!
A. synecdoche C. metaphor
B. hyperbole D. simile
_____ 33. If somebody throw stones at you, throw him bread.
A. synecdoche C. personification
B. alliteration D. paradox
_____ 34. The trees sway as the strong wind blows.
A. simile C. personification
B. metaphor D. alliteration
_____ 35. Oh flat 1! Why play hard to get?
A. metonymy C. synecdoche
B. apostrophe D. onomatopoeia
_____ 36. Seize the throne!
A. metonymy C. alliteration
B. apostrophe D. synecdoche
_____ 37. Oh, my love is like a red, red rose.
A. synecdoche C. metaphor
B. hyperbole D. simile
_____ 38. I am feeding 11 mouths at home.
A. synecdoche C. metaphor
B. hyperbole D. alliteration
_____ 39. I am silver and exact. I have no preconceptions.
A. synecdoche C. metaphor
B. hyperbole D. simile
_____ 40. Our cat meows and our dog barks loudly when the stranger passes by in the middle of the night.
A. metonymy C. synecdoche
B. apostrophe D. onomatopoeia
ANSWER KEY
1. D
2. B
3. C
4. A
5. D
6. D
7. C
8. C
9. B
10. B
11. B
12. C
13. D
14. D
15. C
16. B
17. A
18. D
19. C
20. B
21. D
22. B
23. A
24. B
25. A
26. C
27. B
28. A
29. B
30. C
31. C
32. B
33. D
34. C
35. B
36. A
37. D
38. A
39. C
40. D