figures of speech

Question 1

simile

Answer 1

a direct comparison that always contains the words like or as

Question 2

metaphor

Answer 2

a comparison without like or as

Question 3

personification

Answer 3

gives human qualities to inanimate objects or abstract ideas

Question 4

apostrophe

Answer 4

an abstract idea, an inanimate object or a person who is no longer living is addressed or spoken as if it were human

Question 5

allusion

Answer 5

this is either a direct or an indirect referral to a particular aspect

Question 6

antithesis

Answer 6

compares and contradicts ideas or statements within a sentence.

Question 7

oxymoron

Answer 7

places two seemingly contradictory words next to each other

Question 8

paradox

Answer 8

a seemingly absurd or contradictory statement which when analysed is found to be true

Question 9

irony

Answer 9

implies the opposite of what is said

Question 10

hyperbole

Answer 10

an exaggeration not meant to be taken literally

Question 11

euphemism

Answer 11

expresses an unpleasant or uncomfortable situation in a more sensitive, kind and tactful manner

Question 12

metonymy

Answer 12

when something is associated with the object, represents the object e.g that hotel has an excellent table - food

Question 13

malapropism

Answer 13

is the unintentional use of incorrect, similar sounding words