Say which figure of speech is used in the given expression
1. As good as gold
Correct!
Wrong!
A simile makes a direct comparison between two objects of different kinds.
2. All the world is a stage
Correct!
Wrong!
A metaphor makes an indirect comparison.
3. Tall factory hooters never summoned him
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Wrong!
When inanimate objects are spoke of as having life, it is personification.
4. Let the rivers clap their hands
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Wrong!
5. O grave! Where is thy victory?
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Wrong!
When a direct address is made to the dead or a personified idea, it is apostrophe.
6. Barren are those mountains
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Wrong!
7. With a smile on her lips and a tear in her eyes
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Wrong!
When opposite ideas are placed side by side for emphasis, it is antithesis.
8. Men may come and men may go, but I go on for ever
Correct!
Wrong!
9. Fools rush in where angels fear to tread
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Wrong!
An epigram is a saying introducing antithetical ideas.
10. Cradle to grave
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Wrong!
When an object is designated by the name of something associated with it, it is metonymy.
11. He banned no creed, he barred no class
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Wrong!
When similar sounds or letters are used to produce poetic effect, it is alliteration.
12. Ten thousand times more
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Wrong!
When exaggeration is used for poetic effect, it is hyperbole.
Answers
- As good as gold – simile
- All the world is a stage – metaphor
- Tall factory hooters never summoned him – personification
- Let the rivers clap their hands -personification
- O grave! Where is thy victory? – apostrophe
- Barren are those mountains – inversion
- With a smile on her lips and a tear in her eye – antithesis
- Men may come and men may go, but I go on for ever – antithesis
- Fools rush in where angels fear to tread – epigram
- Cradle to grave – metonymy
- He banned no creed, he barred no class – alliteration
- Ten thousand times more – hyperbole
