Figures Of Speech Quiz 8 (60 MCQs)

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1. Do not be comfortable with your laurels yet, as the bigger victory is to win the war, not the battle.
2. It brought joy and cheer.
3. The phrase "Passed away" instead of "died" is an example of .....
4. Complete the following sentence:Assonance is the repetition of ..... sounds.
5. What kind of figure of speech represents the sound of what is being described?
6. What is the following an example of? "Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers"
7. Peter planted petunias.
8. I got blinded by his smile.
9. Metaphor is a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn't literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison.
10. Death lays his icy hands on kings.
11. "Adding fuel to the fire" can mean:
12. An opportunity finally knocked at his door is an example of which figure of speech?
13. Things aren't always going to go your way. Life isn't a bed of roses, you know.
14. Personification is when you give a nonhuman thing a human characteristic.
15. Identify the figure of speech shown in the sentence."Cries of sorrow rose from the village and reached the sky."
16. Two figures of speech that have to do with word sounds are:
17. '' vee shall make to disappear every single smelly little brat" is an exampleof .....
18. Identify the figure of speech in these lines:But also give him quiet time to ponder the eternal mystery of birds in the sky, bees in the sun, and the flowers on a green hillside.
19. An exaggeration of statements or claims that are not meant to be taken literally is a .....
20. There is a deafening silence in the library.
21. The sun is smiling at us.
22. I was awaken with a start at the loud beep of my alarm clock.
23. Identify the figure of speech-1) Writers use literary devices in their poems, like artists blending colours on a canvas.
24. I ran a million miles
25. What figure of speech is present in the sentence 'The alarm clock screamed at me to wake up'?
26. Choose the definition of:Imagery
27. John cried me a river.
28. My face was as red as a ripe tomato.
29. Pick up the example of simile from the following.
30. I so loved reading I was willing to walk 15 miles to the library in the snow, uphill.
31. Time flies when you're having fun.
32. Give an example of personification in a sentence.
33. "I wore a sweater, and a hat, and a scarf, and a pair of boots, and mittens."
34. The morning sun rose in the sky, like a golden ball lighting up the world.
35. "The wind howled through the night like a wolf on the prowl" is an example of which figurative language?
36. Has two opposite words side by side.
37. "Dogs' droppings is smelling like violets and prrrimroses compared with children"is an example of .....
38. Choose the Figure of speech used in the following sentence."He is a fish out of water."
39. You can save money by spending it.
40. This is the atmosphere the author has given the piece, typically a fictional piece.
41. The wind bowed down to her grace. What figure of speech was used here?
42. I'm usually as quiet as a mouse during class
43. I have told you a million times to stop leaving your shoes on the floor.
44. My backpack weighed a ton with all of my books in it.
45. And he said, "you are too selfish to dwell in a human form.
46. "Oh nature, thou art my goddess?"
47. ..... the supermarket ..... the fresh market offer my favorite drink:carrot juice
48. I reminisce on the stress I caused
49. He is a great philosopher, a member of parliament and plays golf well.
50. My monster truck toy is as big as a Guanacaste tree
51. My teacher asked me to present my report tomorrow morning. I feel nervous now and I have no choice but to be on my fullest and get my act together.
52. She is as innocent as a angel. Which is the Figure of Speech here?
53. The boy cried like a baby when he fell off from the swing.
54. The chairs are standing so firm.
55. Identify the metaphor in the following sentence: "The server room was a zoo during the system upgrade."
56. "It's so fluffy I'm gonna die!" is a hyperboly
57. Her sweet sorrow left a strange feeling in my heart.
58. The deafening silence was broken by the crash of a falling tree.
59. Which figure of speech is the author using?"Tom and John are as different as night and day"
60. Choose the correct option- "The flowers were begging for water"