English P1- Figures Of Speech

Question 1

Simile

Answer 1

Comparison using like or as

Question 2

Metaphor

Answer 2

A direct comparison without using like or as

Question 3

Extended metaphor

Answer 3

Recurring or extended over a passage or poem

Question 4

Personification

Answer 4

Giving human qualities an inanimate object or abstract idea

Question 5

Allusion

Answer 5

A direct or indirect referral to a particular aspect

Question 6

Alliteration

Answer 6

The repetition of consonant sounds

Highlights the expression of movement

Question 7

Assonance

Answer 7

A repetition of vowel sounds

Temper pace and mood

Question 8

Onomatopoeia

Answer 8

Sounds

Question 9

Oxymoron

Answer 9

Two seemingly contradictory words are placed next to each other

Question 10

Irony

Answer 10

Implies the opposite of what is said

Question 11

Sarcasm

Answer 11

One thing is said, but another is intended

Question 12

Satire

Answer 12

Wit, iron or sarcasm used to highlight, expose or ridicule human, social or political weaknesses or stupidities

Question 13

Hyperbole

Answer 13

And over-exaggeration

Question 14

Innuendo

Answer 14

A disapproving remark which hints at something, without stating it directly

Question 15

Puns

Answer 15

A clever play on words, alike in sound but different in meaning

Question 16

Rhyme

Answer 16

Depends on sound

Used for effect