Figures of Speech

Question 1

A language that is used to convey something
that is different from the literal dictionary
definition of the word

Answer 1

Figurative Language

Question 2

The comparison between two unrelated and dissimilar things,
people, beings, places, and concepts. It is marked by the use of
words ‘as’ or ‘such’ or ‘like.’

Answer 2

Simile

Question 3

“O, speak again, bright angel, for thou art
As glorious to this night, being o’er my head,
As is winged messenger of heaven”

Answer 3

Simile

Question 4

A comparison of two things that as basically dissimilar in which
one is described in terms of the other.

Answer 4

Metaphor

Question 5

“Death is my son-in-law; Death is my heir”

The calm lake was a mirror

Answer 5

Metaphor

Question 6

An exaggeration for emphasis; overstatement

Answer 6

Hyperbole

Question 7

There is no world without Verona walls,/ but purgatory, torture,
hell itself

I have died everyday waiting for you

Answer 7

Hyperbole

Question 8

A figure of speech in which an object, abstract ideas, or animal is
given human characteristics.

Answer 8

PERSONIFICATION

Question 9

The wind whispered through dry grass

“To be consorted with the humorous night”

Answer 9

Personification

Question 10

The naming of a thing or action by imitation of natural sounds.
The use or creation of a word that phonetically imitates,
resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes

Answer 10

Onomatopoeia

Question 11

The sausages are sizzling in the pan

Suddenly, there was a loud thud at the door.

Answer 11

Onomatopoeia

Question 12

The expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally
signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
The use of words to express something other than and especially
the opposite of the literal meaning.

Answer 12

Irony

Question 13

A pilot has a fear of heights.

A marriage counselor files for divorce.

Answer 13

Irony

Question 14

What are the 3 types of Irony?

Answer 14

Verbal Irony
Situational Irony
Dramatic Irony

Question 15

A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one
considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something
unpleasant or embarrassing.

Answer 15

Euphemism

Question 16

I know someone who is creative with the truth.

The car isn’t used; it’s certified pre-owned.

Answer 16

Euphemism

Question 17

Use of contradictory, contrasting concepts placed together in a
manner that actually ends up making sense in a strange and
slightly complex manner

Answer 17

Oxymoron

Question 18

Parting is such sweet sorrow

The comedian was seriously funny

Answer 18

Oxymoron

Question 19

Refers to a literary device in which a part of something is
substituted for the whole. Usually part of something like a body part.

Answer 19

Synecdoche

Question 20

“Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears!”

“Civil blood makes civil hands unclean”

Answer 20

Synecdoche

Question 21

a form of word play that exploits multiple meanings of a term, or of similar-sounding
words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect.

Answer 21

Pun or paronomasia

Question 22

“I can’t remember which state my wife wanted to visit for our
next vacation — it’s OK, Alaska.”

Why do amphibians take the bus? Because their cars are always
getting toad.

Answer 22

Pun

Question 23

Successive words, phrases, clauses, or sentences are arranged in
ascending order of importance. It has the effect of building
excitement and anticipation

Answer 23

Climax

Question 24

“Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Superman!”

I came, I saw, I conquered

Answer 24

Climax

Question 25

a rhetorical device that functions as an abrupt let-down or tonal shift at the end of a narrative build up. An event or experience that causes disappointment because it is less exciting than was expected.

Answer 25

Anti-Climax

Question 26

“Marie! You just won a brand new set of pencils!”

The two characters were on top of a ferris wheel gazing over their
hometown, they didn’t hug nor looked at each other but instead,
went home and never confessed their love for each other.

Answer 26

Anti-Climax

Question 27

A figure of speech in which a concept is referred to by the name
of something closely associated with that thing or concept.

Answer 27

Metonymy

Question 28

The president lives in the White House.

The prime minister lives at Number 10.

Answer 28

Metonymy

Question 29

A figure of speech, in which an object or circumstance from
unrelated context is referred to covertly or indirectly. An
expression designed to call something to mind without
mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference

Answer 29

Allusion

Question 30

Chocolate is his Achilles’s heel

She’s always tired because she carries the weight of the universe

Answer 30

Allusion

Question 31

A seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or
proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be
well founded or true

Answer 31

Paradox

Question 32

The child is the father of the man

The more you fail, the more likely you are to succeed.

Answer 32

Paradox

Question 33

a figure of speech that is used to address someone
who is absent or already dead. It can also be used to address an
abstract quality or idea, and even a non-living object

Answer 33

Apostrophe

Question 34

“O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done, The ship has
weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won”

“I’m sorry, Wilson. Wilson, I’m sorry!” “Don’t worry Wilson, I’ll do
all the padding. You just hold on.”

Answer 34

Apostrophe