exercise for figures of speech
Answers
Identify the figure of speech used in the following sentences.
1. The righteous shall flourish as the palm tree.
simile
metaphor
personification
2. Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
3. The camel is the ship of the desert.
Simile
Metaphor
Oxymoron
4. Variety is the spice of life.
Simile
Personification
Metaphor
5. Pride goeth forth on horseback, grand and gay.
Oxymoron
Apostrophe
Personification
6. O Solitude! Where are the charms that sages have seen in thy face?
Personification
Hyperbole
Apostrophe
7. Death lays his icy hands on kings.
Epigram
Apostrophe
Personification
8. Why, man, if the river were dry, I am able to fill it with tears.
Apostrophe
Metaphor
Hyperbole
9. O Hamlet! Thou hast cleft my heart in twain.
Metaphor
Oxymoron
Hyperbole
10. Man proposes, God disposes.
Antithesis
Hyperbole
Oxymoron
11. Many are called, but few are chosen.
Antithesis
Apostrophe
Personification