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- Q1What figure of speech is used in the phrase 'as brave as a lion'?metaphorsimilehyperbolepersonification30s
- Q2Which figure of speech is represented by the phrase 'The wind whispered through the trees'?metaphorsimileonomatopoeiapersonification30s
- Q3What figure of speech is illustrated by the phrase 'He ran faster than the speed of light'?hyperbolemetaphoralliterationsimile30s
- Q4What figure of speech is used in 'The buzzing bee flew by'?personificationsimileonomatopoeiametaphor30s
- Q5Which figure of speech is exemplified in 'The stars danced in the night sky'?assonancesimilemetaphorpersonification30s
- Q6What figure of speech is used in 'The classroom was a zoo today'?onomatopoeiahyperbolesimilemetaphor30s
- Q7What figure of speech is shown in the phrase 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore'?alliterationassonancemetaphorhyperbole30s
- Q8What figure of speech is illustrated in 'The light of the moon is a silver coin'?onomatopoeiametaphorpersonificationsimile30s
- Q9Which figure of speech is used in 'The cat sat still as a statue'?similepersonificationhyperbolemetaphor30s
- Q10What figure of speech is exemplified in 'The rain pounded on the roof like drums'?hyperboleonomatopoeiasimilemetaphor30s
- Q11Which figure of speech compares two things using 'like' or 'as'?MetaphorHyperboleAlliterationSimile30s
- Q12What figure of speech gives human qualities to non-human objects?AssonanceMetaphorPersonificationOnomatopoeia30s
- Q13Which term refers to the repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words?AssonanceConsonanceAlliterationHyperbole30s
- Q14What is the figure of speech that exaggerates for emphasis or effect?HyperboleOnomatopoeiaPersonificationSimile30s
- Q15Which figure of speech makes a direct comparison without using 'like' or 'as'?SimileMetaphorOnomatopoeiaPersonification30s