Say which figure of speech is used in the given expression
1Identify the figure of speech in "as good as gold".
Wrong!
The expression makes a direct comparison with "as", so the correct answer is "Simile".
2Identify the figure of speech in "All the world is a stage".
Wrong!
The sentence says the world is a stage without using "like" or "as", so the correct answer is "Metaphor".
3Identify the figure of speech in "Tall factory hooters never summoned him".
Wrong!
Factory hooters are treated as if they can summon someone, so the correct answer is "Personification".
4Identify the figure of speech in "Let the rivers clap their hands".
Wrong!
Rivers are given the human action of clapping hands, so the correct answer is "Personification".
5Identify the figure of speech in "O grave! Where is thy victory?".
Wrong!
The speaker directly addresses the grave, so the correct answer is "Apostrophe".
6Identify the figure of speech in "Barren are those mountains".
Wrong!
The normal word order is changed for emphasis, so the correct answer is "Inversion".
7Identify the figure of speech in "With a smile on her lips and a tear in her eyes".
Wrong!
The expression places contrasting ideas side by side, so the correct answer is "Antithesis".
8Identify the figure of speech in "Men may come and men may go, but I go on for ever".
Wrong!
The line contrasts other people coming and going with the speaker continuing, so the correct answer is "Antithesis".
9Identify the figure of speech in "Fools rush in where angels fear to tread".
Wrong!
The line is a short, memorable saying with a sharp contrast, so the correct answer is "Epigram".
10Identify the figure of speech in "cradle to grave".
Wrong!
The words name stages associated with life from birth to death, so the correct answer is "Metonymy".
11Identify the figure of speech in "He banned no creed, he barred no class".
Wrong!
The repeated initial "b" sound creates the effect, so the correct answer is "Alliteration".
12Identify the figure of speech in "ten thousand times more".
Wrong!
The phrase uses deliberate exaggeration, so the correct answer is "Hyperbole".
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Answers
- Identify the figure of speech in “as good as gold”. — Simile
- Identify the figure of speech in “All the world is a stage”. — Metaphor
- Identify the figure of speech in “Tall factory hooters never summoned him”. — Personification
- Identify the figure of speech in “Let the rivers clap their hands”. — Personification
- Identify the figure of speech in “O grave! Where is thy victory?”. — Apostrophe
- Identify the figure of speech in “Barren are those mountains”. — Inversion
- Identify the figure of speech in “With a smile on her lips and a tear in her eyes”. — Antithesis
- Identify the figure of speech in “Men may come and men may go, but I go on for ever”. — Antithesis
- Identify the figure of speech in “Fools rush in where angels fear to tread”. — Epigram
- Identify the figure of speech in “cradle to grave”. — Metonymy
- Identify the figure of speech in “He banned no creed, he barred no class”. — Alliteration
- Identify the figure of speech in “ten thousand times more”. — Hyperbole