Figures of Speech

Which figure of speech involves a contrast between expected and actual situations, and can be categorized as verbal, dramatic, or situational?

Metaphor

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Simile

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Irony

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Personification

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What is the primary difference between a metaphor and a simile?

Similes use "like" or "as," while metaphors do not.

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Similes involve direct comparisons, while metaphors acknowledge imperfections.

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Metaphors involve inanimate objects, while similes involve living things.

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Similes are stronger and more encompassing than metaphors.

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What does personification involve?

Direct address to a person, thing, or abstraction

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Imposing human characteristics on inanimate objects or animals

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Repetition of consonant sounds

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Substituting a part for the whole or vice versa

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Which figure of speech involves words that phonetically imitate the source of the sound they describe?

Oxymoron

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Pun

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Onomatopoeia

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Euphemism

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What is synecdoche?

A figure of speech involving contradictory words

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Referring to something by describing things around it

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A form of word play exploiting multiple meanings

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A figure of speech where a part refers to the whole or vice versa

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Which figure of speech involves indirect reference to an object or circumstance that has occurred or existed in an external context?

Euphemism

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Pun

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Allusion

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Paradox

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What is the primary characteristic of a pun?

It involves a correct expression alluding to another expression.

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It creates internal rhyming within phrases.

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It contradicts itself and does not make logical sense.

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It uses connective words like "like" or "as" for comparison.

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What is a rhetorical question?

A question with a specific answer

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A question used for humorous effect

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A question asked to make a point without expecting a direct answer

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A question that introduces ambiguity

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What does euphemism involve?

Expressing strong feelings or creating a powerful impression

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Using phonetic imitations of sounds

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Using offensive or unpleasant terms to describe something

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Using a mild or inoffensive term for something unpleasant

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What type of figure of speech is used in the phrase “I’ve told you a million times”?

Hyperbole

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Simile

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Personification

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Onomatopoeia

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Favour Loveday April 20, 2025

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