English Topic: Figures of Speech Quiz - Zeal Study

English: Figures of Speech

TET / TRB / TNPSC Preparation (15 Questions)

1. "The camel is the ship of the desert." Identify the figure of speech:
Answer: Metaphor (Direct comparison without 'like' or 'as')
2. "Life is like a dream." Which figure of speech is used here?
Answer: Simile (Comparison using 'like')
3. "O Death! Where is thy sting?" identify the figure of speech:
Answer: Apostrophe (Addressing someone absent or dead as if present)
4. "The wind whispered through the trees." This is an example of:
Answer: Personification (Giving human qualities to non-human things)
5. "Parting is such sweet sorrow." Which figure of speech is used here?
Answer: Oxymoron (Two contradictory words used together)
6. "I have told you a thousand times." Identify the figure of speech:
Answer: Hyperbole (Exaggeration for emphasis)
7. "The snake hissed in the grass." Which figure of speech is this?
Answer: Onomatopoeia (Words that imitate natural sounds)
8. "Variety is the spice of life." Identify the figure of speech:
Answer: Metaphor
9. "As bold as a lion." Which figure of speech is this?
Answer: Simile (Comparison using 'as')
10. "The flowers were crying for water." Identify the figure of speech:
Answer: Personification
11. "Clearly confused" is an example of:
Answer: Oxymoron
12. "The thunder roared." Identify the figure of speech:
Answer: Onomatopoeia
13. "Opportunity knocks at the door but once." identify the figure of speech:
Answer: Personification
14. "He is a lion in the fight." Identify the figure of speech:
Answer: Metaphor
15. "She is as fresh as a dew drop." identify the figure of speech:
Answer: Simile
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