Figures of Speech

Which figure of speech compares dissimilar things using "like" or "as"?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

"My love is a red, red rose" is an example of:

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

"The wind whispered secrets through the trees" uses which figure of speech?

• Onomatopoiea

• Personification

• Metaphor

"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!" is an example of:

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Oxymoron

"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" demonstrates:

• Onomatopoiea

• Alliteration

• Personification

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   Saying "What a lovely day!" when it's pouring rain is an example of:

• Oxymoron

• Irony

• Metaphor

"Deafening silence" is an example of which figure of speech?

• Irony

• Oxymoron

• Alliteration

What is the importance of figures of speech in literature?