Figures Of Speech Quiz 20 (60 MCQs)

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1. Identify the figure of speech used in the following sentences.1. The righteous shall flourish as the palm tree.
2. The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
3. Aquaman swims as well as any fish.
4. I've been waiting for eternity
5. The Bench decided that the man is guilty
6. O Western wind, when wilt thou blow That the small rain down can rain? Christ, that my love were in my arms, And I in my bed again! (Anonymous, "O Western Wind")
7. What kind of figure of speech is a direct comparison of two unlike things without using like and as? (ANA)
8. The Greedy man was unwilling to give up the THRONE to death, so he decided to consult a sorcerer.
9. What type of imagery is portrayed in the following sentence?That perfume is amazing.
10. Which sentence uses personification in a technological context?
11. 'My alarm clock yells at me to get out of bed every morning.'This is an example of .....
12. Go break a leg on stage!
13. "Unity came to the rescue when the people needed it the most." This is an example of what figure of speech?
14. "The mountain loomed like a giant guarding the valley" is an example of which figurative language?
15. The lake like cold, forbidding glass
16. How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle, / In the icy air of night!; To the tintinnabulation that so musically wells / From the bells, bells, bells, bells, / Bells, bells, bells / From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells. The Bells by Edgar allan Poe
17. Which of the following is an example of an oxymoron? (APP)
18. The crown will find a new ruler in the next election.
19. In Enhypen's song called "Highway 1009" what figure of speech was used in this line: "I told you like a million times" ?
20. In the sentence "Time passed by during the summer vacation, " what type of figurative language is used?
21. Using 'inferno' in place of 'hell' is an example of .....
22. If you "practice what you preach, " it means:
23. ELA is the most important subject at school ..... this is an example of???
24. When many phrases or verses start with the same word.
25. The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree.
26. Which figure of speech involves the use of contradictory terms placed together for effect?
27. Isang paghahambing ng dalawang bagay na magkaiba sa pangkalahatang anyo subalit may mga magkatulad na katangian. Ito'y ginagamitan ng mga salita't pariralang tulad ng, katulad ng, parang, kawangis ng, anaki'y, animo, at iba pa.
28. The fluffy bed felt as soft as a cloud!
29. What figure of speech was used in this sentence:During the storm, the wind howled around the house for hours.
30. Alex had a hard time hearing the teacher over his grumbling stomach. *What is the onomatopoeia?
31. The wind whispered secrets through the trees, making the leaves dance.
32. Your hockey team won the most games all season, but you loose in the finals with a score of 8-0.
33. A word imitating a sound which makes the story become more lively and interesting
34. The repetition of identical or similar vowel sound in a series of words, phrases, and/or syllables.
35. This exam is an obstacle course.
36. The audience looks very intimidating. I'm having butterflies in my stomach.
37. Scooby seems to ..... the crime.
38. What type of imagery is portrayed in the following sentence?The pizza was good.
39. A figure of speech that attributes human characteristics to something that is not human.
40. Identify the figure of speech shown in the sentence."Goodbyes are bittersweet."
41. "Hear the mellow wedding bells" - "The Bells" by Edgar Allen Poe
42. Nick needed new notebooks
43. I had fought with my classmate yesterday during our English class. He punched me in my face and it came as fast as lightning.
44. The tumult has reached the stars.
45. Identify the figure of speech shown in the sentence."Books are as powerful as weapons."
46. "He popped the jumbo shrimp in his mouth."
47. Identify the figure of speech shown in the sentence."After freedom's sweet kiss, she could never return to the doldrums of the factory."
48. What is the figure of speech used in the line "She is no fool." ?
49. He's running faster that the wind is an example of a .....
50. "Time, " she pleaded, "please do not take me yet." What figure of speech was used here?
51. Meow, where's my milk, cried the cat
52. A common, often used expression that does not make sense when taken literally is a (an) .....
53. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness
54. Ruby ran across the road in the rain.This is an example of:
55. What figure of speech was used in this sentence:The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon the cloudy seas.
56. This figure of speech makes a direct comparison using two unlike/dissimilar things.
57. Which literary device is a comparison between two things, people, or places using 'like' or 'as'?
58. What figure of speech is being asked? "Rizal! See the fair hope of the Fatherland."
59. Sensory language is called as Imagery.
60. The camel is called the "Ship of Desert" .