Figures Of Speech Quiz 17 (60 MCQs)

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1. What figure of speech is this it is a beautiful ugly gown you are wearing
2. I slept like a rock last night.
3. Which form of figurative speech is this an example of? Ring Ring! My father kept calling me.
4. It's raining pizza and burger.
5. The angry storm pounded the tin shelter.
6. "i can read you like a magazine"
7. This class is so loud, it causes the windows to crack.
8. Many are called, but few are chosen.
9. "Filipinos are as pliant as the bamboo." This is an example of what figure of speech?
10. The whole world was staring at me.
11. 'The lumpy bumpy road'This sentence is an example of:
12. Taste you sweet as plump plums, bitter as old lemons
13. Till my heart became dry, and it seemed to me
14. Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement to emphasize a point.
15. "I spent all morning cleaning and my home was as clean as a whistle"
16. Select the metaphor
17. My father brought me new wheels is an example of?
18. What is the figure of speech called when words imitate and reproduce real-life sounds and actions?
19. This room is as cold as ice.
20. Her eyes were darting torches. What figure of speech is used in the sentence?
21. Which literary device is exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally?
22. What kind of figure of speech is used to affirm by negating the opposite?
23. What figure of speech is used in the phrase 'time is a thief'?
24. Which of the following words does not imitate a sound?
25. My math teacher said, "You passed this test by the skin of your teeth. Why don't you stay after school for some tutoring?"What did the teacher mean?
26. Roll on, thou dark and deep ocean. Roll!" is an example of?
27. Betty bought butter but the butter was bitter.
28. Which figure of speech is present in the phrase "whispering winds" ?
29. Add one cup boiling hot water to the mixture.
30. Henry was a walking dictionary.What does the metaphor mean in this sentence?
31. Complete the following sentence:Assonance is the repetition of .....
32. "mouse-heads is rrrolling across the floors like marbles" is an example of .....
33. He sneak inside the house like a sly cat.
34. The cracked earth was as dry as sandpaper.
35. 3) The river sang a soothing lullaby as it flowed peacefully.
36. In leaves mo step had trodden black.
37. Whoosh. What is the Figure of Speech here?
38. The meal and the company were delicious.
39. What type of figure of speech is present in this sentence?You're like a lioness.
40. A type of figurative language that exaggerates subjects is called:
41. The kid is a walking encyclopaedia. Which figure of speech is this example of?
42. There will be a mountain of dishes I need to wash after the party.
43. "Pretty Ugly" is an example of which Figure of Speech?
44. "Oh light! Where are you coming from?" is an example of .....
45. Why, man, if the river were dry, I am able to fill it with tears.
46. 'Rain races, ripping and restless in it's rage'This sentence is an example of:
47. My dad knows everything about cars
48. Deliberate exaggeration which draws the attention to a message that you want to emphasise
49. 'I am so hungry, I could eat a horse' means that I can eat the same amount of meat that a horse has.
50. Pat planted the pretty pink poppies in the pot.Which figure of speech is used in the sentence?
51. Which figure of speech is used in the sentence 'The thunder roared angrily'?
52. The clouds cried tears of joy.
53. The sofa is looking at me invitingly.
54. THE PERSON IN CHARGE; THE PERSON WHO IS THE BEST AT SOMETHING
55. What are figures of speech?
56. Which term refers to the attribution of human characteristics to non-human things?
57. A direct comparison in which two things are compared directly by using 'like' (A is like B.)
58. That must have cost a billion dollars.
59. What figure of speech is being asked? "He has the patience of Job."
60. Repetition of words or sounds is called Imagery.