Section 1: Decide which figure of speech is used in the following sentences. (50 points, 5 points each.)
1．_____ is an example of metaphor.
“ Her tongue is a sharp knife.”
“Her eyes twinkled like stars.”
“Don’t stand there like a tin of milk.”
“ The windows wave violently in the wind.”
2．_____ contains an example of simile.
“ Words pay no debts.”
“Her eyes twinkled like stars.”
“The wind whistled through the trees.”
“My face is an open book.”
3．_____ is an example of personification.
“Childhood is like a swiftly passing dream.”
“He has a heart of stone.”
“Government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth”
“Soon night will steal hours from the day.”
4． _______ contains an example of assonance.
“Better late than never.”
“He was secret, self-contained, and solitary as an oyster.”
“The best for less.”
“The proof of the pudding is in the eating.”
5．_____ is an example of parallelism.
“Childhood is like a swiftly passing dream.”
“He has a heart of stone. Stay away from him.”
“Life is a journey, not a destination. Travel it well.”
“Least said, soonest mended.”
6．_____ contains two examples of metaphor.
“The Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity.
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness.”
“The street shone out, like a fire in the forest.”
“We refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt.”
7．_____ contains an example of simile.
“ Her tongue is like a sharp knife.”
“The years have silvered her hair.”
“All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women are merely players.”
“My face is an open book.”
8．_______ contains an example of assonance.
“Least said, soonest mended.”
“The sea is a hungry dog.”
“He just parrots what other students say.”
“United we stand, divided we fall.”
9．_____ contains an example of parallelism.
“The houses are cold, closed and unfriendly.”
“He has a heart of stone. Stay away from him.”
“Life is a journey, not a destination.”
“United we stand, divided we fall.”
10． _____ is an example of personification.
“Childhood is like a swiftly passing dream.”
“The houses are cold, closed and unfriendly.”
“He has a heart of stone.”
“Life is a journey. Travel it well.”
Section 2: Decide whether the following statements are True (T ) or False (F). (50 points, 5 point each)
11．The proverb “Lies have short legs” is an example of personification.
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12．“Suspicions amongst thoughts are like bats amongst birds.” is an example of simile.
对
错
13．“ The runner peaked before the end of the race.” is an example of personification.
对
错
14．The statement “He was my North, my South, my East and West” is a good example of assonance because it contains the repeated “m” .
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错
15．“The life of Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation.” contains examples of metaphor.
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16．“Don’t stand there like a tin of milk.” is an example of assonance.
对
错
17．“Her story is one of struggle, success and sadness.” is an example of alliteration.
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18．“The flowers nodded in the breeze.” is an example of personification.
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19．“Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice” contains examples of irony.
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20． “Haste makes waste.” contains examples of alliteration and assonance.
对
错
