Getting to know Figures of Speech and Literary Devices

Question 1

"This quiz is the best one in the whole world" is an example of:

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Hyperbole

Question 2

“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life" is an example of a/an:

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Metaphor

Question 3

"The worshipped sun peered forth" is an example of:

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Personification

Question 4

"Mark Zuckerberg is financially secure" is an example of a/an:

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Understatement

Question 5

"From what I’ve tasted of desire, I hold with those who favor fire" is an example of:

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Assonance, Metaphor

Question 6

"All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others" is an example of a/an:

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Paradox

Question 7

The word "fiz" is used as an example of:

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Onomatopoeia

Question 8

"She sells seashells by the seashore" is an example of:

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Alliteration

Question 9

"A boiled egg every morning is hard to beat" is an example of a/an:

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Pun

Question 10

"Cute as a button" is an example of a:

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Simile

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