Say which figure of speech is used in the given expression
1As good as gold
Wrong!
A simile makes a direct comparison between two objects of different kinds.
2All the world is a stage
Wrong!
A metaphor makes an indirect comparison.
3Tall factory hooters never summoned him
Wrong!
When inanimate objects are spoke of as having life, it is personification.
4Let the rivers clap their hands
Wrong!
5O grave! Where is thy victory?
Wrong!
When a direct address is made to the dead or a personified idea, it is apostrophe.
6Barren are those mountains
Wrong!
7With a smile on her lips and a tear in her eyes
Wrong!
When opposite ideas are placed side by side for emphasis, it is antithesis.
8Men may come and men may go, but I go on for ever
Wrong!
9Fools rush in where angels fear to tread
Wrong!
An epigram is a saying introducing antithetical ideas.
10Cradle to grave
Wrong!
When an object is designated by the name of something associated with it, it is metonymy.
11He banned no creed, he barred no class
Wrong!
When similar sounds or letters are used to produce poetic effect, it is alliteration.
12Ten thousand times more
Wrong!
When exaggeration is used for poetic effect, it is hyperbole.
Done.
Score: 0/12
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 eyes 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
