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Which of these is an example of personification?

Giving human characteristics to non-human things or abstract concepts is called...

Literary Devices Quiz

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1
Giving human characteristics to non-human things or abstract concepts is called...
Onomatopoeia
Irony
Metaphor
Personification
2
Which of these is an example of personification?
The baby's cry was as loud as a siren.
He ran faster than a cheetah.
Her laughter is a song.
The wind whispered through the trees.
3
Which is an example of onomatopoeia?
She walked gracefully across the room.
The bee buzzed around the flowers.
The car drove down the street.
The sky was painted with shades of orange.
4
Which is an example of irony?
Her voice was music to my ears.
The fire station burned down.
He was as fast as a lightning bolt.
5
Which is a metaphor?
Her voice was as soft as silk.
The lake shined bright as diamonds.
His heart was like a rock.
The world is a stage.
6
A figure of speech that compares two different things using the words "like" or "as" is called...
A smile
A simile
A metaphor
Irony
7
Which of these is a simile?
The stars were diamonds in the sky.
Life is a rollercoaster.
She was as brave as a lion.
He has a heart of stone.
8
When something happens that is the opposite of what you'd expect, it is called...
Metaphor
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Irony
9
Which of these is an example of onomatopoeia?
Her eyes sparkled with delight.
The snow was as soft as feathers.
The clock ticked loudly in the silence.
10
Irony is use of words that imitate the sounds they describe.
True
False