Question

I. My teacher has eyes in the back of her head.

A). Simile B). Metaphor
C). Personification D). Idiom
E). Onomatopoeia

II. Her hair was like gravy, running brown off her head and clumping up on her shoulders.

A). Simile B). Metaphor C). Personification D). Idiom
E). Onomatopoeia


III. There was a loud "THUMP" coming from upstairs. "THUMP, THUMP, THUMP!"

A). Simile B). Metaphor
C). Personification D). Idiom
E). Onomatopoeia

IV. The phone rang loudly. "RING, RING, RING!"

A). Simile B). Metaphor
C). Personification D). Idiom
E). Onomatopoeia


V. Her cheeks are big red apples from the cold.

A). Simile B). Metaphor
C). Personification D). Idiom
E). Onomatopoeia


VI. Life is like a box of chocolate. You never know what you’re going to get.

A). Simile B). Metaphor
C). Personification D). Idiom
E). Onomatopoeia


VII. The Titanic was said to be unsinkable but sunk on its very first voyage.

A). Paradox B). Irony
C). Understatement
D). Hyperbole E). Eponymy


VIII. It's time to hit the road!

A). Simile B). Metaphor
C). Personification D). Idiom
E). Onomatopoeia


IX. He said it was just a small scratch referring to a large dent.

A). Understatement
B). Synecdoche C). Irony
D). Onomatopoeia
E). Oxymoron


X. Father Anthony cried a river of tears.

A). Simile B). Personification
C). Hyperbole D). Metaphor
E). Idiom
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Answer 1

The given questions in figures of speech can be answered as follows:

• (Question I) (Option D) Idiom - These are figures of speech in which the sentence's meaning is not to be taken literally.

• (Question II) (Option A) Simile - It is a figure of speech used to compare two objects using the word "like".
• (Question III) (Option E) Onomatopoeia - It is a figure of speech used for words that sound the same as the word meaning.
• (Question IV) (Option E) Onomatopoeia
• (Question V) (Option B)  Metaphor - It is a figure of speech in which one object is said to be another object.
• (Question VI) (Option A) Simile
• (Question VII) (Option B)Irony - It is a word that means the opposite of the actual situation.
• (Question VIII) (Option D) Idiom
• (Question IX) (Option A) Understatement - Underplaying the effect of something is said to be an understatement.
• (Question X) (Option C) Hyperbole - It is a figure of speech used to exaggerate a particular situation.

Answer 2

Answer:

1. metaphor

2.simile

3.onomatopoeia

4. onomatopoeia

5.metaphor

6. hyperbol

7.hyperbol

8.metaphor

9.irony

10.hyperbol