exercise

Question 1

Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.

Answer 1

Simile

Question 2

She is in dance.

Answer 2

Metonymy

Question 3

Let the hands go to dinner.

Answer 3

Synecdoche

Question 4

Death lays his icy hands on kings.

Answer 4

Personification

Question 5

The gray beard is his father.

Answer 5

Synecdoche

Question 6

John’s suggestion was just a Band-Aid for the problem.

Answer 6

Metaphor

Question 7

The righteous shall flourish as the palm tree.

Answer 7

Simile

Question 8

The pen is mightier than the sword.

Answer 8

Metonymy

Question 9

The camel is the ship of the desert.

Answer 9

Metaphor

Question 10

Variety is the spice of life.

Answer 10

Metaphor

Question 11

Pride goeth forth on horseback, grand and gray.

Answer 11

Personification

Question 12

The printouts from the laser were excellent - in this case.

Answer 12

Metonymy

Question 13

James ran like a cheetah.

Answer 13

Simile

Question 14

Good luck getting that out because blueberry stains are stubborn.

Answer 14

Metaphor

Question 15

So I sit spinning still, round this decaying form, the fine threads of rare and subtle thought.

Answer 15

Metaphor

Question 16

Well, that went over like a lead balloon.

Answer 16

Simile

Question 17

I am so busy. I have a million things to do.

Answer 17

Hyperbole

Question 18

I so loved reading I was willing to walk 15 miles to the library in the snow, uphill.

Answer 18

Hyperbole

Question 19

He did not realize his last chance was walking out the door.

Answer 19

Personification

Question 20

My old laptop throws a fit every time I try to use it.

Answer 20

Personification

Question 21

My love for you is as deep as the ocean.

Answer 21

Metaphor

Question 22

I was lost in a sea of nameless faces.

Answer 22

Metaphor