Figures of speech
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- Q1What literary device is used in the phrase 'life is a journey'?IronyPersonificationMetaphorHyperbole30s
- Q2What literary device is used in the phrase 'He could hear the silence of the room'?OxymoronOnomatopoeiaSimileAlliteration30s
- Q3What literary device is used in the phrase 'She's as pretty as a picture'?HyperboleSimileMetaphorPersonification30s
- Q4What literary device is used in the phrase 'The wind whispered through the trees'?HyperbolePersonificationMetaphorRhyme30s
- Q5What literary device is used in the phrase 'He was the sun in my life'?MetaphorIdiomPersonificationHyperbole30s
- Q6What literary device is used in the phrase 'The pen is mightier than the sword'?MetaphorPersonificationHyperboleSimile30s
- Q7What literary device is used in the phrase 'The leaves danced in the wind'?PersonificationSimileOnomatopoeiaMetaphor30s
- Q8What literary device is used in the phrase 'He's a real snake in the grass'?PersonificationMetaphorSimileHyperbole30s
- Q9What literary device is used in the phrase 'She's got a heart of gold'?HyperboleOxymoronPersonificationMetaphor30s
- Q10What literary device is used in the phrase 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse'?MetaphorPersonificationAlliterationHyperbole30s