Figures Of Speech - Grade 10

Question 1

Alliteration

Answer 1

The Use Of Words That Begin With The Same Sound
Eg.
Becky’s Beagle Barked And Brayed

Question 2

Anaphora

Answer 2

The Use Of A Specific Clause Or Word At The Beginning Of Each Point/Sentence To Make A Statement.
Eg.
Mad World! Mad Kings! Mad Composition!

Question 3

Assonance

Answer 3

The Repetition Of A Vowel Sound
Eg.
Hear The Mellow Wedding Bells

Question 4

Hyperbole

Answer 4

Exaggeration Used To Make Things Seem Bigger Than They Are.
Eg.
It Was As Big As A Mountain.

Question 5

Situational Irony

Answer 5

Occurs When The Outcome Of A Situation Is Different To What Is Expected.
Eg.
An Ambulance Runs Over Somebody

Question 6

Cosmic Irony

Answer 6

When Misfortune Falls On Something/Somebody In An Almost Funny Manner.
Eg.
The Titanic is Declared Unsinkable And Sinks On Its Maiden Voyage.

Question 7

Dramatic Irony

Answer 7

Occurs When The Audience Knows Something The Characters Don’t.
Eg.
The Character Walks Into A Warehouse Where The Audience Knows A Killer Is.

Question 8

Sarcasm

Answer 8

Form Of Irony Intended To Wittily Attack Or Make A Derogatory Statement.
Eg.
“You’re Drunk.”
“You’re Ugly, But Tomorrow, I Will Be Sober.”

Question 9

Metaphor

Answer 9

The Comparison Of Two Things That Are Different But Have One Small Thing In Common.
Eg.
My Heart Is A Lonely Hunter On A Lonely Hill

Question 10

Simile

Answer 10

Comparison Between Two Things To Make A Point About Each.
Eg.
Life Is Like A Box Of Chocolates. You Never Know What You’re Going To Get.

Question 11

Onomatopoeia

Answer 11

A Word That Sounds Like What It’s Describing
Eg.
Hiss

Question 12

Metonymy

Answer 12

The Use Of A Word To Describe Another Similar One
Eg.
Lab Coats For Scientists
White House For President

Question 13

Paradox

Answer 13

A Complete Contradiction Of Itself
Eg.
War Is Peace. Ignorance Is Strength. Slavery Is Freedom.

Question 14

Personification

Answer 14

Giving An Inanimate Object Human Qualities
Eg.
The Sun Smiled Down On Them

Question 15

Pun

Answer 15

A Play On Words That Uses Different Senses Or Sounds Of A Word.
Eg.
I Would Love To Go To Holland. Wouldn’t Shoe?

Question 16

Synecdoche

Answer 16

Where One Thing Represents A Whole.
Eg.
‘New Set Of Wheels’ Meaning An Entire Car.

Question 17

Understatement

Answer 17

When Something Is Made To Seem Less Important Than It Is
Eg.
An Atomic Blast Is Somewhat Noisy

Question 18

Euphemism

Answer 18

Implying Something As Opposed To Bluntly Stating It To Soften The Blow.
Eg.
Passed Away

Question 19

Oxymoron

Answer 19

Two Words That Completely Contradict Each Other.
Eg.
Silent Yell

Question 20

Antithesis

Answer 20

Contradiction That Puts Two Ideas Against Each Other In A Balanced Way. How Something Can Be Two Things At The Same Time.
Eg.
Easy On The Eyes, Hard On The Heart

Question 21

Chiasmus

Answer 21

The Second Half Of The Sentence Balances The First.
Eg.
Fair Is Foul, And Foul Is Fair