1. Which figure of speech is used when two unlike things are compared using "like" or "as"?

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Personification
D. Hyperbole
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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2. What figure of speech is used when a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa?
A. Synecdoche
B. Metonymy
C. Irony
D. Oxymoron
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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3. What figure of speech is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally?
A. Hyperbole
B. Metaphor
C. Simile
D. Allusion
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 10 pts
4. Which figure of speech involves a direct comparison without using "like" or "as"?
A. Simile
B. Hyperbole
C. Metaphor
D. Irony
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 10 pts
5. What figure of speech uses a word or phrase that means
the opposite of its literal meaning, often for humorous or emphatic effect?
A. Irony
B. Metaphor
C. Simile
D. Hyperbole
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 10 pts
6. What is the figure of speech where an inanimate object is given life-like qualities?
A. Personification
B. Simile
C. Hyperbole
D. Irony
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 10 pts
7. Which figure of speech involves a deliberate understatement?
A. Hyperbole
B. Litotes
C. Irony
D. Metonymy
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