Figures of Speech

What figure of speech is used in “the shark was as big as the gods”?

• a) Metaphor

• b) Hyperbole

• c) Simile

• d) Irony

Answer explanation

Simile

• It is a figure of speech that makes a direct

  comparison.

• It shows similarities between two different

  things or ideas with the help of the words like or as.

Example:

He looks like fish out of water. It was his first time to live in a different environment, away from his family.

(Arana et al., 2024)

What figure of speech is used in “the sea became the bride of the wind”?

• a) Simile

• b) Personification

• c) Metaphor

• d) Paradox

Answer explanation

Personification

• It is a figure of speech that gives human traits to inanimate objects.

Example:

As Andrew leaves the forest, the leaves wave at him. They are telling him how much they would miss him.

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What figure of speech is used in “Licalibutan had a body of rock and was strong and brave”?

• a) Metaphor

• b) Hyperbole

• c) Personification

• d) Simile

Answer explanation

Metaphor

• It is a figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things or ideas without using the words like or as.

Example:

Maria's life is a roller coaster. She has been through a lot of challenges in life. She has been to ups and downs. But the most important thing, she enjoyed every moment of it.

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What figure of speech is used in “So huge was he that parts of his body stuck out above the water and became what is known as land”?

• a) Hyperbole

• b) Irony

• c) Personification

• d) Metaphor

Answer explanation

Hyperbole

• It is a figure of speech characterized by exaggeration.

• It helps create a vivid image or add emphasis and humor as well.

Example:

The old woman was very hungry that she could eat a horse.

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What figure of speech is used when “the gods, despite their power, could not restore the dead to life”?

• a) Irony

• b) Paradox

• c) Hyperbole

• d) Assonance

Answer explanation

Irony

• It shows contradiction between what is said and what is meant.

Example:

The man entered a messy room and said, "This is a nice place!"

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The moon hung low and glow brightly in the sky.

What figure of speech is used in the following sentences above?

• a) Paradox

• b) Alliteration

• c) Assonance

• d) Irony

Answer explanation

Assonance

• Refers to the repetition of vowel sounds within words and phrases.

• The repeated vowel sounds can occur at the beginning, middle or end of words.

Example:
Liadlao shone bright, bringing light to the skies above.

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What figure of speech is used in the statement, "The quiet chaos of the heavens echoed as the gods wept for their fallen children."?

• a) Metaphor

• b) Oxymoron

• c) Irony

• d) Alliteration

Answer explanation

Oxymoron

- It presents two contradictory or conflicting words.

Examples:

• - My husband told our bittersweet moments together.

• - They are in one room but they are alone together.

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“Boldly, the brothers battled the barriers of the sky.”

What figure of speech is used in the statement?

• a) Assonance

• b) Paradox

• c) Irony

• d) Alliteration

Answer explanation

Alliteration

• Pertains to the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words or stressed syllables with close proximity.

Example:

“Silver stars sparkled softly in the silent sky.”

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