Figures Of Speech Quiz 48 (25 MCQs)

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1. She stood out like the Sun. What figure of speech was used here?
2. Identify the figure of speech shown in the sentence."My friend is big-boned."
3. The sun played hide and seek with the clouds.
4. Repeating words or phrases throughout the text to emphasise certain facts or ideas
5. Determine the meaning of the following simile:Her eyes are like fiery diamonds.
6. The humble bee's bass and drums boomed beneath.
7. Identify the figure of speech used in the following sentences.1. The righteous shall flourish as the palm tree.
8. The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
9. Aquaman swims as well as any fish.
10. I've been waiting for eternity
11. The Bench decided that the man is guilty
12. O Western wind, when wilt thou blow That the small rain down can rain? Christ, that my love were in my arms, And I in my bed again! (Anonymous, "O Western Wind")
13. What kind of figure of speech is a direct comparison of two unlike things without using like and as? (ANA)
14. The Greedy man was unwilling to give up the THRONE to death, so he decided to consult a sorcerer.
15. What type of imagery is portrayed in the following sentence?That perfume is amazing.
16. Which sentence uses personification in a technological context?
17. 'My alarm clock yells at me to get out of bed every morning.'This is an example of .....
18. Go break a leg on stage!
19. "Unity came to the rescue when the people needed it the most." This is an example of what figure of speech?
20. "The mountain loomed like a giant guarding the valley" is an example of which figurative language?
21. The lake like cold, forbidding glass
22. "Education is the passport to the future, and tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today."
23. How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle, / In the icy air of night!; To the tintinnabulation that so musically wells / From the bells, bells, bells, bells, / Bells, bells, bells / From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells. The Bells by Edgar allan Poe
24. Which of the following is an example of an oxymoron? (APP)
25. The crown will find a new ruler in the next election.