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• 'like a poor intruder' is an example of
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  simile

  খ

  metaphor

  গ

  metonymy

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  hyperbole
• A ‘hyperbole’ is a/an_
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  authentic

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  statement of something

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  overstatement of something

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  hesitant statement of something
• Commencement of words with the same letter---
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  pun

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  alliteration

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  transferred epithet

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  oxymoron
• The figure of speech 'blood-like' in line 12 is an example of_
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  metaphor

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  simile

  গ

  hyperbole

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  irony
• Metaphor, simile, synecdoche, personification, hyperbole, and pun are types of:
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  ornamental language

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  figurative language

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  literal language

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  fictional language
• Eyes are ocean - the figure of speech used here is:
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  Simile

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  irony

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  Metaphor

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  Bathos
• 'A strong man is struggling with the storms of fate.' Which 'figure of speech' is appropriate in case of the italics used in the sentence ?
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  Euphemism

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  Alliteration

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  Tautology

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  Oxymoron
• An elegy is a/an ------.
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  poem/song expressing sadness

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  monologue

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  long narrative

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  eulogy
• 'Paradox' is --------.
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  a statement containing two opposing but true ideas

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  a funny situation involving a dilemma

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  a false statement to deceive people

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  a disease
• A hyperbole is a/an -------
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  authentic statement of something

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  overstatement of something

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  understatement of something

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  hesitant statement of something
• Jaws of death' is an example of ----
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  Metaphor

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  smile

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  personification

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  symbol
• A simile is-----.
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  A comparison between two similar things

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  A comparison between two dissimilar things

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  A comparison between a ballad and a sonnet

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  A comparison between male and female
• Elegy is a poem of-------
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  humor

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  laughter

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  lamentation

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  elebatoin
• The poem that deals with the memory of a dead person is know as---
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  epic

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  dramatic monologue

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  elegy

  ঘ

  novels
• King Lear banished his youngest daughter Cordelia from his Kingdom; but in the end, she became her only shelter, This is an example of-----.
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  sarcasm

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  irony

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  hyperbole

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  metaphor
• 'There is no one so poor as a wealthy miser', This is an example of--
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  paradox

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  syeedoche

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  consonance

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  Caesura
• "There is no one so poor as a wealthy miser".This is an example of-
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  paradox

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  syecdoche

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  consonance

  ঘ

  Caesura
• 'dreary shower' is an example of ---
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  metaphor

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  simile

  গ

  image

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  personification
• "Continuous as the stars --- they stretched" (from " I wandered lonely as a cloud") is an example of :
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  metaphor

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  metonymy

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  simile

  ঘ

  personification
• So that I saw deeper into the clear well of his eyes'- what ornamentation of language has been used here??
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  metaphor

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  personification

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  simile

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  exaggeration
• The figure of speech in which the author makes an obvious exaggeration for emphasis or to create some other specific effect is -
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  metaphor

  খ

  personification

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  metonymy

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  hyperbole
• which figure of speech do you find in the expression "I wandered lonely as a cloud"?
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  metaphor

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  personification

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  simile

  ঘ

  imagery
• What figure of speech do you find "budding beauty"?
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  Assononace

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  Alliteration

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  Simile

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  Metaphor
• Biman Banglasesh your home in the air an example of -
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  metaphor

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  simile

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  metronym

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  oxymorom
• 'Eulogy' is :
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  A lament for the Dead

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  A study of the Church building and decorations

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  A speech or piece of writing expressing praise

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  A writing record of personal events
• "Euphemism" is -
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  A direct expression of admiration

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  A witty remark

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  An indirect expression for a harsh one

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  An unpleasant expression
• What figure of speech do you find in "budding beauty"?
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  Assonance

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  Alliteration

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  Simile

  ঘ

  Metaphor
• "Life is a broken-winged bird." - is an example of-
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  Simile

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  Metaphor

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  Personification

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  Symbol
• The figure of speech found in "I have known the eyes already, known them all" is-
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  Synecdoche

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  Personification

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  Irony

  ঘ

  Eulogy
• 'Jaws of death' is an example of ---.
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  Metaphor

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  simile

  গ

  personification

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  Symbol