Figures Of Speech Quiz 16 (60 MCQs)

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1. A polite or indirect expression that is used to de-emphasize an unpleasant topic
2. The wind whispered the rumors of the forest.
3. "This is the beginning of an end." is an example of .....
4. What figure of speech is used in the following sentence:I saw the coolest concert last night.
5. I'll watch you word, rise and dance and spin
6. Little Lily was the loveliest lady I saw in Longshore.
7. I kicked the soccer ball so hard it screamed all the way into the goal.
8. A rhetorical figure that intentionally deviates from the ordinary language.
9. What is an exaggeration used to make or prove a point?
10. Of air that is everywhere our own.
11. Hyperbole is for exaggeration.
12. The aesthetically-challenged man will undergo cosmetic surgery.
13. Choose the Figure of speech used in the following sentence."The boy fell into the lake with a splash."
14. These parts of speech uses words or phrases to contradict themselves.
15. Which figure of speech is the author using?"Megan made mellow music with her new microphone"
16. "How nice!" she said, when I told her I had to work all weekend.
17. The thick white blanket lay on the warm Earth is an example of which figure of speech.
18. It is a figure of speech that gives human qualities to an object, an animal or an idea.
19. Meow, where's my milk, cried the cat is an example of?
20. Let's call it a day. *Choose the correct figure of speech.
21. Which two figures of speech involve comparisons? (REM)
22. My mom has a green thumb.
23. Butter bakes better biscuits is an example of?
24. What kind of figure of speech is an opposite of what you mean?
25. "Earth is here so kind, that just tickle her with a hoe and she laughs with a harvest." (Identify the figure of speech)
26. This figures of speech give human characteristic to non human entities.
27. Her face can launch a thousand ships.
28. Identify the figure of speech in these lines:Treat him gently, but do not cuddle him, because only the test of fire makes fine steel.
29. I am excited to hear the popping of popcorns.
30. What are the 5 Sensory Images?
31. Mr. Arendt was crazy like a fox. What does the simile mean in this sentence?
32. The plane ride took forever.
33. Milton! Thou should be living at this hour.
34. Is he the man who can run a trillion kilo meters?.(Mark the figure of speech)
35. You are as pretty as a flower.
36. What figure of speech shows exaggeration of ideas to emphasize a point?
37. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
38. Saying, "Good job!" to someone who just rear ended a car.
39. Wow! This is an example of which figure of speech?
40. In your history book, you read about a young man in the Irish War of Independence who kills a British soldier. That soldier who was killed turns out to be his favourite cousin.
41. She was as bright as a star in the midnight sky. *Choose the correct figure of speech.
42. My room is a dustbin
43. The shrieks of pain and glory hindered her mind. What figure of speech was used here?
44. Choose the definition of:Simile
45. The car complained about its master on the way to the garage
46. The district manager was coming later that day, so the team took extra care to cross their t's and dot their i's.
47. Ito ay sadyang paglayo sa karaniwang paggamit ng mga salita, kung kaya't magiging malalim at piling-pili ang mga salita
48. Donna's brother said, "You're selling yourself short." What does she mean by this?
49. What is personfication?
50. Your teeth are like stars
51. Which figure of speech is the author using?"Laura is a walking dictionary"
52. These are great pictures ..... the camera loves you!
53. Tick-Tick, the clock was singing ..... (Mark the figure of speech)
54. Don't let the cat out of the bag.
55. Her brain is the size of a pea.
56. She has a heart of a lion.
57. The appearance of hands, like two fine threads
58. The train was a speeding bullet.
59. A question without a direct answer, mainly because it's obvious, raised by the author or speaker
60. I am the richest man in the world!