Stylistic Devices

Question №1

A figure of speech where understatement is used:

a) Metaphor;

b) Epithet;

c) Litotes.

Question №2

A figure of speech which involves an exaggeration of ideas:

a) Hyperbole;

b) Simile;

c) Metaphor.

Stylistic Devices

Question №1 A figure of speech where understatement is used: a) Metaphor b) Epithet c) Litotes

Question № 2

A figure of speech which involves an exaggeration of ideas:

• Hyperbole
• Simile
• Metaphor

Question № 3

Where is the Metaphor?

• You smoke like a chimney.
• He drinks like a fish.
• You’re such a busy bee.

Question № 4

… is a descriptive literary device.

• Simile
• Epithet
• Hyperbole

Question № 5

Where is the Simile?

• All the world is a stage.
• She eats like a pig.
• London is a melting pot of people and culture.

Question № 6 … is a simple repeating of a word: a ) Repetition b) Epithet c) Simile

Question № 7 A figure of speech that juxtaposes elements that appear to be contradictory: a) Epithet b) Oxymoron c) Metaphor

Question № 8 What stylistic device is used in the sentence “All the world is a stage”. a) Simile b) Hyperbole c) Metaphor