Question 1

Which literary device is used in the following phrase: 'Her smile is as bright as the sun'?

Accepted Answer

simile

Answer

metaphor

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hyperbole

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personification

Question 2

Which literary device is used in the following phrase: 'The wind whispered through the trees'?

Accepted Answer

personification

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alliteration

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oxymoron

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simile

Question 3

Which literary device is used in the following phrase: 'That teacher has eyes in the back of her head'?

Accepted Answer

hyperbole

Answer

alliteration

Answer

personification

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oxymoron

Question 4

Which literary device is used in the following phrase: 'She sells seashells by the seashore'?

Accepted Answer

alliteration

Answer

simile

Answer

metaphor

Answer

hyperbole

Question 5

Which literary device is used in the following phrase: 'The silence was deafening'?

Accepted Answer

oxymoron

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alliteration

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personification

Answer

simile

Question 6

Which literary device is used in the following phrase: 'Time flies'?

Accepted Answer

metaphor

Answer

simile

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hyperbole

Answer

oxymoron

Question 7

Which literary device is used in the following phrase: 'The moon smiled down upon us'?

Accepted Answer

personification

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hyperbole

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alliteration

Answer

simile

Question 8

Which literary device is used in the following phrase: 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse'?

Accepted Answer

hyperbole

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personification

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oxymoron

Answer

alliteration

Question 9

Which literary device is used in the following phrase: 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers'?

Accepted Answer

alliteration

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hyperbole

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metaphor

Answer

simile

Question 10

Which literary device is used in the following phrase: 'The living dead'?

Accepted Answer

oxymoron

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personification

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alliteration

Answer

simile

Question 11

Which literary device is used in the following phrase: 'Her heart is a stone'?

Accepted Answer

metaphor

Answer

simile

Answer

oxymoron

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hyperbole

Question 12

Which literary device is used in the following phrase: 'The trees danced in the wind'?

Accepted Answer

personification

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simile

Answer

hyperbole

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alliteration

Question 13

Which literary device is used in the following phrase: 'I've been waiting for ages'?

Accepted Answer

hyperbole

Answer

personification

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alliteration

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oxymoron

Question 14

Which literary device is used in the following phrase: 'Sly as a fox'?

Accepted Answer

simile

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alliteration

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metaphor

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hyperbole

Question 15

Which literary device is used in the following phrase: 'Bitter-sweet'?

Accepted Answer

oxymoron

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simile

Answer

alliteration

Answer

personification

Question 16

Which literary device is used in the following phrase: 'The stars danced playfully in the night sky'?

Accepted Answer

personification

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hyperbole

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simile

Answer

metaphor

Question 17

Which literary device is used in the following phrase: 'She was as fast as a cheetah'?

Accepted Answer

simile

Answer

metaphor

Answer

oxymoron

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hyperbole

Question 18

Which literary device is used in the following phrase: 'The suitcase weighed a ton'?

Accepted Answer

hyperbole

Answer

personification

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alliteration

Answer

oxymoron

Question 19

Which literary device is used in the following phrase: 'Singing songs with such sweet sorrow'?

Accepted Answer

alliteration

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metaphor

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simile

Answer

hyperbole

Question 20

Which literary device is used in the following phrase: 'Clearly confused'?

Accepted Answer

oxymoron

Answer

simile

Answer

personification

Answer

alliteration

Question 21

Which literary device is used in the following phrase: 'The waves whispered secrets to the shore'?

Accepted Answer

personification

Answer

simile

Answer

hyperbole

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metaphor

Question 22

Which literary device is used in the following phrase: 'The thunder roared angrily'?

Accepted Answer

personification

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hyperbole

Answer

metaphor

Answer

simile

Question 23

Which literary device is used in the following phrase: 'Living dead'?

Accepted Answer

oxymoron

Answer

simile

Answer

personification

Answer

alliteration

Question 24

Which literary device is used in the following phrase: 'The sun kissed my cheeks'?

Accepted Answer

personification

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metaphor

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hyperbole

Answer

simile

Question 25

Which literary device is used in the following phrase: 'Her eyes were as blue as the ocean'?

Accepted Answer

simile

Answer

metaphor

Answer

hyperbole

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oxymoron

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