Figures Of Speech Quiz 4 (60 MCQs)

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1. Again came the tong-ting-tong of a sheep bell.
2. Death touched Miss David with its icy fingers.
3. This is nice hot coffee.
4. Things became hard in life so she just kept swimming. What does this mean?
5. You are always such a big baby!
6. The road to success is always under construction. *Choose the correct figure of speech.
7. Juan had a hard time hearing the teacher over his grumbling stomach. *What is the onomatopoeia?
8. 'They lived and laughed and loved and left.' (James Joyce). This quote is an example of what type of figure of speech?
9. "I'm so thirtsy, I could drink a lake." is an example of Oxymoron.
10. "Help came running fast when the Filipinos needed each other." This is an example of what figure of speech?
11. Which of these completes this sentence with alliteration?Are you hungry? Let's find a cafe for ..... , ..... and .....
12. The phrase "The thunder growled in the distance" is an example of .....
13. The sentence "The eager elephant eagerly ate eight enormous eggs" is an example of .....
14. How does the Easter bunny stay fit? EGG-XERCISE!
15. A joining of two seemingly contradictory terms
16. Identify the figurative language in the sentence: "The computer has a mind of its own."
17. It is a figure of speech which shows expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite.
18. The grass waved to the Alex at the park.
19. A (an) ..... is a play on words.
20. With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right.
21. Away, away in the Northland
22. What type of imagery is portrayed in the following sentence?The movie was great.
23. Her smile was as bright as the sun.
24. The evening was lonely for me, and I was reading a book
25. What figure of speech is used in the phrase 'as brave as a lion'?
26. Identify the figure of speech used in the following sentence:The ferrari roma zoomed across the city
27. Wow, they really pulled out all the stops for Lydia's birthday party! Everyone's having a great time.
28. Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence:The gushing wind blew through the trees.
29. He floated like a boat in the water.
30. A pilot has a fear of heights.
31. Its a free ride that you already paid ..... the lyric is an example of
32. Lekan is always as busy as a bee.
33. Identify the Figure of Speech from the following lines: ..... The rime was on the spray;And starlight lit my lonesomenessWhen I set out for Lyonnesse
34. Why do authors use allusions?
35. Danny swims like a fish.
36. Which figure of speech is used in the phrase "jumbo shrimp" ?
37. A ..... took the friends to the party.
38. "Ellie's dog, Maggie, is a sweeter than candy." is a metaphor
39. Steven boxes in the light-heavyweight division.
40. Identify the hyperbole in the following sentence:
41. My love for you is as deep as the ocean.
42. The lively boat ran merrily over the waves.
43. On a starry winter night in PortugalWhere the ocean kissed the southern shoreThere a dream I never thought would come to passCame and went like time spent through an hourglassthis is an example of???
44. Which of the following is not an example of simile?
45. The Moon carried her in its arms and rocked her to permanent sleep. What figure of speech was used here?
46. Identify the Figure of Speech from the following lines: ..... Higher and higher every day, Till over the mast at noon-'
47. Which of the following sentences show onomatopoeia?
48. "The fat comedian is as plump as a pillow." is what figure of speech?
49. What is the figure of speech used in the line "A happy life depends on the liver" ?
50. What type of figure of speech is present in this sentence?The alarm clock yells at me in the mornings.
51. This is known as the dictionary definition of the figure of speech.
52. Spirit of Beauty, how could you, whose radiance over brims the sky, stand hidden behind a candle's tiny flame?
53. Ever-elusive Happiness, please be mine.
54. What figure of speech is being asked? "Have you read Shakespeare? ''
55. "The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here."
56. In the sweat of thy face shall though eat bread.
57. Our conversation seemed to go on for days.
58. Irony is a figure of speech with the use of LIKE or AS.
59. I am dying of thirst.
60. My love for you is as wide as the universe, as deep as the ocean.