Word Play or Word Fill-in Quiz

A dramatist is a person who writes plays.

An astronomer is a person who studies stars and planets.

A palindrome is a word that is spelled the same forwards and backward.

Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.

An antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning of another word.

A story with a hidden meaning is called an allegory.

Onomatopoeia is the term for a word that imitates the sound it represents.

A metaphor is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

A synonym is a word that has the same meaning as another word.

A story that is not true is called fiction.

Irony refers to a phrase that means the opposite of its literal meaning.

A short, humorous poem, often with a twist at the end, is called a limerick.

Jumbo shrimp is an example of an oxymoron.

Irony refers to a group of words that mean the opposite of what they seem to say.

A pun is a literary device that involves a play on words.

A pun is the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

The phrase 'time flies' uses the literary device of metaphor.

Synecdoche is a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa.

The phrase 'our watch, sir, have indeed comprehended two auspicious persons' is an example of a malapropism.

The phrase 'the stars danced in the sky' uses the literary device of personification.

Anaphora is the term for a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is repeated for emphasis.

The phrase 'well oiled bicycle' is an example of a spoonerism.

The phrase 'the wind whispered through the trees' uses the literary device of personification.

Antithesis is a figure of speech in which contradictory terms are combined.