Figures of Speech Questions for CAT

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1EasyMCQ

Identify the figure of speech.

Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re going to get.

  1. A

    Alliteration

  2. B

    Metaphor

  3. C

    Hyperbole

  4. D

    Simile

2EasyMCQ

Identify the figure of speech. You could have knocked me over with a feather.

  1. A

    Metaphor

  2. B

    Personification

  3. C

    Hyperbole

  4. D

    Litotes

3EasyMCQ

Identify figure of speech in the following sentence. "Rahul heard the last slice of pizza calling his name"

  1. A

    Metaphor

  2. B

    Personification

  3. C

    Circumlocution

  4. D

    Antithesis

4EasyMCQ

Identify the figure of speech.

Carrick’s cat clawed his couch, creating chaos.

  1. A

    Alliteration

  2. B

    Anaphora

  3. C

    Hyperbole

  4. D

    Simile

5MediumMCQ

Identify the figure of speech in the below-given sentence. Lata's dog used to attack every stranger, so she had to put it to sleep.

  1. A

    Euphemism

  2. B

    Hyperbole

  3. C

    Allegory

  4. D

    Metonymy

6MediumMCQ

Identify the figure of speech from the sentence given below. Education leads to employment, and employment leads to prosperity.

  1. A

    Antithesis

  2. B

    Metonymy

  3. C

    Climax

  4. D

    Oxymoron

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