Figures Of Speech Quiz 9 (30 MCQs)

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1. "The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here."
2. In the sweat of thy face shall though eat bread.
3. Our conversation seemed to go on for days.
4. Irony is a figure of speech with the use of LIKE or AS.
5. I am dying of thirst.
6. My love for you is as wide as the universe, as deep as the ocean.
7. When you zip up a zipper the sound the zipper makes sounds like a zipper.
8. The reading yesterday was a Shakespeare play because it was difficult to understand.
9. Betsy baked better bread with bananas, blueberries, and butter
10. What figure of speech is used in the sentence below?My brother was a hurricane rumbling through the room.
11. Bright star, I wonder why I can't harness that radiance you carry.
12. A figure of speech in which one object or idea takes the place of another with which it has a close association.
13. What type of imagery is portrayed in the following sentence?The guest enjoyed a delicious meal.
14. We welcomed all the wise men from the west.
15. Which of the following is a direct comparison between two unlike things?
16. What figure of speech is thisshe is as blind as a bat
17. Michael is both blind and deaf. Though he is a physically-challenged person, he is still successful in his own little ways.
18. "The president cried a river when he saw the people suffering caused by the pandemic." This is an example of what figure of speech?
19. Identify the figure of speech in these lines:but teach him also to filter
20. Brooklyn is like an angel when she ice skates" is a simile
21. He is still in the spring of life.
22. Recognize the figure of speech here."My hand is as cold as ice" .
23. What is the implied meaning of the metaphor in the sentence: "Technology is a thief" ?
24. The clouds pushed each other around in the sky.
25. He makes strong fires and flourish.
26. ..... is the use of words that mimic sounds.
27. News spread as fast as a bullet.
28. Choose the Figure of speech used in the following sentence."The water danced across my window."
29. Identify the figure of speech used in the following sentence:The trees were dancing along with the breeze
30. Hope springs eternal