Figures Of Speech Quiz 5 (60 MCQs)

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1. When you zip up a zipper the sound the zipper makes sounds like a zipper.
2. The reading yesterday was a Shakespeare play because it was difficult to understand.
3. Betsy baked better bread with bananas, blueberries, and butter
4. What figure of speech is used in the sentence below?My brother was a hurricane rumbling through the room.
5. Bright star, I wonder why I can't harness that radiance you carry.
6. A figure of speech in which one object or idea takes the place of another with which it has a close association.
7. What type of imagery is portrayed in the following sentence?The guest enjoyed a delicious meal.
8. We welcomed all the wise men from the west.
9. Which of the following is a direct comparison between two unlike things?
10. What figure of speech is thisshe is as blind as a bat
11. Michael is both blind and deaf. Though he is a physically-challenged person, he is still successful in his own little ways.
12. "The president cried a river when he saw the people suffering caused by the pandemic." This is an example of what figure of speech?
13. Identify the figure of speech in these lines:but teach him also to filter
14. Brooklyn is like an angel when she ice skates" is a simile
15. He is still in the spring of life.
16. Recognize the figure of speech here."My hand is as cold as ice" .
17. What is the implied meaning of the metaphor in the sentence: "Technology is a thief" ?
18. The clouds pushed each other around in the sky.
19. He makes strong fires and flourish.
20. ..... is the use of words that mimic sounds.
21. News spread as fast as a bullet.
22. Choose the Figure of speech used in the following sentence."The water danced across my window."
23. Identify the figure of speech used in the following sentence:The trees were dancing along with the breeze
24. Hope springs eternal
25. Simile is a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid.
26. Identify the figures of speech1. Variety is the spice of life.
27. What is the figure of speech in the sentence:'The classroom was a zoo during the break.'
28. The alligator's teeth were white daggers.
29. Opportunity knocks at the door but once.
30. Which of the following is a pun?
31. In the sentence 'The world is a stage', what figure of speech is being used?
32. I've been to the dentist many times so I know the drill.
33. Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence:'The thunder grumbled like an old man.'
34. What is the figure of speech called when you give an object human qualities?
35. What is the figure of speech in which nonhuman or nonliving things are spoken about as if they were human?
36. ..... starts comparison with as and like
37. I am so hungry I could eat a horse.This is an example of which literary device?
38. ..... is repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of the word.
39. A figure of speech is .....
40. "The Earth mourn when Covid killed millions of its people." This is an example of what figure of speech?
41. A figure of speech that utilizes extreme exaggeration to emphasize a certain quality or feature.
42. Each blade of grass was a tiny bayonet pointed firmly at our bare feet
43. '' children will come flocking to my shop and I will feed them poisoned sweets ( ..... ) and wipe them all out like weasels" isan example of .....
44. No matter how much you push the outside of the envelope, it will still be stationary.
45. Choose the definition of:Hyperbole
46. The field is as green as an emerald stone.
47. Click on the METAPHOR
48. Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence:The ballerina was a swan, gliding across the stage.
49. Give an example of personification.
50. We go together like peanut butter and jelly. *Choose the correct figure of speech.
51. Which figure of speech is the author using?"The sack fell into the river with a splash"
52. "I must be cruel to be kind"-Shakespeare (Hamlet)
53. The barbarians broke though the barricade. *Choose the correct figure of speech.
54. Lex Luthor is a snake.
55. Hold memories of each
56. Choose the example of alliteration.
57. What figure of speech is used in the phrase 'the wind whispered through the trees'?
58. Choose metaphors
59. My backpack is of a thousand kilograms!(Mark the figure of speech)
60. No one can beat level six