QUESTIONS BASED ON FIGURES OF SPEECH

• It seemed that the sky was going to

Identify the Figure of Speech
Read the following sentences and identify
the figure of speech used.
1. The thief was as sly as a fox.
2. Upon explanation, the concept was
as clear as crystal to Rahul.
3. The soldier jumped on the enemies
like a hungry lion.
4. The camel is the ship of the desert.
5. The dentist had a severe toothache.
6. Mr. Sharma thought the sweets
were calling him.
7. It seemed that the sky was going to
cry the entire night.
8. I would forgive you when pigs fly.
9. Man proposes; God disposes.
10.What a piece of work is, man!
11.Death touched Miss David with its
icy fingers.
12.Sheldon is a walking dictionary.
13.The sausages tasted awfully good.
14.Sheena was as proud as a peacock.
15.It has been raining cats and dogs for
hours.
cry the entire night.
– Personification
• I would forgive you when pigs fly.
– Hyperbole
• Man proposes; God disposes.
– Antithesis
• What a piece of work is, man!
– Exclamation
• Death touched Miss David with its
icy fingers. – Personification
• Sheldon is a walking dictionary.
– Metaphor
• The sausages tasted awfully good.
– Oxymoron
• Sheena was as proud as a peacock.
– Simile
• It has been raining cats and dogs for
hours. – Idiom
Identify the figure of speech used in
the following sentences.
1. The righteous shall flourish as the palm
tree.

Answers
• simile
• The thief was as sly as a fox. • metaphor
– Simile • personification
• Upon explanation, the concept was
as clear as crystal to Rahul. – Simile
• The soldier jumped on the enemies 2. Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.
like a hungry lion. – Simile
• The camel is the ship of the desert.
– Metaphor • Simile
• The dentist had a severe toothache. • Metaphor
– Irony • Hyperbole
• Mr Sharma thought the sweets
were calling him. – Personification
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3. The camel is the ship of the desert. 8. Why, man, if the river were dry, I am
able to fill it with tears.

• Simile
• Metaphor • Apostrophe
• Oxymoron • Metaphor
• Hyperbole

4. Variety is the spice of life.

9. O Hamlet! Thou hast cleft my heart
in twain.
• Simile
• Personification
• Metaphor • Metaphor
• Oxymoron
5. Pride goeth forth on horseback, • Hyperbole
grand and gay.
• Oxymoron
• Apostrophe 10. Man proposes, God disposes.
• Personification

• Antithesis
6. O Solitude! Where are the charms • Hyperbole
that sages have seen in thy face? • Oxymoron

• Personification 11. Many are called, but few are

• Hyperbole chosen.
• Apostrophe

• Antithesis
7. Death lays his icy hands on kings. • Apostrophe
• Personification

• Epigram
• Apostrophe 12. Here is the smell of blood still; all
• Personification the perfumes of Arabia will not
sweeten this little hand.

• Euphemism
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• Oxymoron
• Hyperbole

Answers
1. The righteous shall flourish as the
palm tree. (Simile)
2. Life is as tedious as a twice-told
tale. (Simile)
3. The camel is the ship of the
desert. (Metaphor)
4. Variety is the spice of life.
(Metaphor)
5. Pride goeth forth on horseback,
grand and gay. (Personification)
6. O Solitude! Where are the charms
that sages have seen in thy face?
(Apostrophe)
7. Death lays his icy hands on kings.
(Personification)
8. Why, man, if the river were dry, I
am able to fill it with tears.
(Hyperbole)
9. O Hamlet! Thou hast cleft my
heart in twain. (Hyperbole)
10. Man proposes, God disposes.
(Antithesis)
11. Many are called, but few are
chosen. (Antithesis)
12. Here is the smell of blood still;
all the perfumes of Arabia will not
sweeten this little hand. (Hyperbole)