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Figures Of Speech Quiz 28 (30 MCQs)

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1. A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase is a (an) .....
2. This type of figurative language is used when words imitate the actual sound(s) made by the action or event. Examples include "clang" and "whoosh."
3. Which of the following is an implied comparison between two relatively unlike things?
4. Is this an example of Hyperbole?- "You can hear the trees whisper in the dark"
5. 'She is clearly confused'
6. Rain, rain, go away!All the children want to play.Rain, rain, go away!Come again another day. Which element of poetry is shown by the words, away and play?
7. Hercules is a symbol of strength. *Choose the correct figure of speech
8. The boy is as smart as the fox when trying to pass his exam
9. Identify the figure of speech shown in the sentence."Being caught in the war can be the most wonderful experience at all."
10. The trees trembled when the strong wind came.
11. Don't be a Scrooge!
12. Which of the following is an example of irony?
13. Contradictory statements or situations reveal a reality that is different from what appears to be true.
14. What figure of speech is present in the sentence 'The flowers danced in the gentle breeze'?
15. The light in her eyes can repel or entice. What figure of speech was used here?
16. A deviation from the ordinary use of words in order to increase their effectiveness.
17. Choose the Figure of speech used in the following sentence."I'm happy as a clam."
18. The car growled angrily as I tried to make it stop.This is an example of:
19. Dale's smile was as bright as the sun shine.
20. ..... I checked my grades, I got a heart attack
21. Identify the Figure of Speech from the following lines: ..... When I set out for LyonnesseA hundred miles away,
22. Which figure of speech is used in the sentence:'The wind whispered through the trees'?
23. "We shape our buildings, and afterward our buildings shape us." -Winston Churchill.
24. What figure of speech is illustrated by the phrase:'Time is a thief'?
25. Your life is worth more than any gold in the world.
26. "The night has been unruly. Where we lay, Our chimneys were blown down and, as they say, Lamentings heard i' th' air, strange screams of death, And prophesying with accents terrible. Macbeth by Shakespeare
27. A traffic cop gets suspended for not paying his parking tickets.
28. He collapsed like an old tree falling down in a storm. This is an example of:
29. "A boiled egg every morning is hard to beat."
30. My words are chains are lead
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