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Figurative Language & Literary Devices

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“The city never sleeps.” This phrase uses:

A. Metaphor
B. Personification ✓
C. Hyperbole
D. Irony
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Jun 25, 2026

“She has a heart of stone.” This expression demonstrates:

A. Simile
B. Metaphor ✓
C. Personification
D. Hyperbole
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Jun 25, 2026

“The test was a mountain to climb.” This sentence uses:

A. Simile
B. Metaphor ✓
C. Personification
D. Hyperbole
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Jun 25, 2026

“Bitter sweet” is an example of:

A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Oxymoron ✓
D. Paradox
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Jun 25, 2026

“The ocean roared its fury.” The primary device employed is:

A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Personification ✓
D. Hyperbole
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Jun 25, 2026

“His Achilles’ heel was his pride.” This sentence uses:

A. Metaphor
B. Allusion ✓
C. Irony
D. Symbolism
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Jun 25, 2026

“The building towered like a giant.” This line contains:

A. Metaphor
B. Simile ✓
C. Personification
D. Hyperbole
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Jun 25, 2026

“Organized chaos” represents:

A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Oxymoron ✓
D. Irony
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Jun 25, 2026

“The flowers danced in the breeze.” Which device is used?

A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Personification ✓
D. Alliteration
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Jun 25, 2026

“I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.” This statement demonstrates:

A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Hyperbole ✓
D. Irony
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Jun 25, 2026

“The road was a ribbon of moonlight.” This line from ‘The Highwayman’ uses:

A. Simile
B. Metaphor ✓
C. Personification
D. Symbolism
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Jun 25, 2026

“Pretty ugly” is an example of:

A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Oxymoron ✓
D. Paradox
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Jun 25, 2026

“The sun kissed the earth.” The primary device is:

A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Personification ✓
D. Hyperbole
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Jun 25, 2026

“He opened a Pandora’s box.” This expression uses:

A. Metaphor
B. Allusion ✓
C. Irony
D. Symbolism
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Jun 25, 2026

“The waves crashed angrily against the shore.” Which device is employed?

A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Personification ✓
D. Onomatopoeia
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Jun 25, 2026

“Living death” is an example of:

A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Oxymoron ✓
D. Hyperbole
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Jun 25, 2026

“The thunder grumbled like an old man.” This line contains:

A. Metaphor only
B. Simile only
C. Personification only
D. Both simile and personification ✓
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Jun 25, 2026

“Don’t be such a Romeo.” This statement uses:

A. Metaphor
B. Allusion ✓
C. Irony
D. Symbolism
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Jun 25, 2026

“The assignment was a piece of cake.” This phrase employs:

A. Simile
B. Metaphor ✓
C. Hyperbole
D. Irony
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Jun 25, 2026
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