Question

1. \it took a million years for thomas to finish his homework.\ is an example of what?

a) simile b) onomatopoeia
c) hyperbole d) personification

1. \lucky lady\ is an example of what?

a) metaphor b) oxymoron
c) alliteration d) onomatopoeia

1. \as straight as an arrow\ is an example of what?

a) metaphor b) simile
c) onomatopoeia d) hyperbole

1. \the city was a jungle.\ is an example of what?

a) metaphor b) personification
c) hyperbole d) simile

1. \boom!\ is an example of what?

a) oxymoron b) simile
c) personification d) onomatopoeia

1. \thundering silence\ is an example of what?

a) onomatopoeia b) hyperbole
c) personification d) oxymoron

Explanation:

Question 1

• A simile uses "like" or "as" to compare.
• Onomatopoeia imitates sounds.
• Hyperbole is an exaggeration. The statement "a million years" is an obvious exaggeration of the time taken to finish homework.
• Personification gives human traits to non - human things.

• A metaphor makes a direct comparison without "like" or "as".
• An oxymoron is a contradiction in terms.
• Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds. "Lucky lady" has the repeated "l" sound.
• Onomatopoeia imitates sounds.

• A metaphor makes a direct comparison.
• A simile uses "like" or "as" to compare. "As straight as an arrow" uses "as" to compare straightness.
• Onomatopoeia imitates sounds.
• Hyperbole is an exaggeration.

Answer:

c) hyperbole

Question 2