Figures Of Speech

Question 1

Simile

Answer 1

A direct comparison that always contain the words as or like
He is as wealthy as bill gates

Question 2

Metaphor

Answer 2

A comparison without the use of as or like

He is a bill gate

Question 3

Extended metaphor

Answer 3

They are extended over a passage

She was the petal colorful and fragile . A flower in the making

Question 4

Mixed metaphor

Answer 4

Unsuitable/Incompatible terms used to describe the same object/event
Mountains of strawberries and cream were consumed during titanic battles

Question 5

Personification

Answer 5

Gives human qualities to inanimate objects

Pride embarrassed her as she went up to receive her medal

Question 6

Apostrophe

Answer 6

An object is spoken to as if it were human

Shakespeare if you could see your globe theatre rebuilt

Question 7

Allusion

Answer 7

This is an indirect reference to a person or a place by quoting a aspect of the thing alluded to

Question 8

Alliteration

Answer 8

Repetition of consonant sounds

Football fever

Question 9

Idiom

Answer 9

An expression that has a figurative meaning. Idioms don’t mean what the words says
Spill the beans - tell the secrete

Question 10

Oxymoron

Answer 10

An expression that has a figurative meaning. Idioms don’t mean what the words says
Spill the beans - tell the secrete