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Which of the following is not a figure of speech?
Which of the following is not a figure of speech?
- Simile (correct)
- Personification
- Hyperbole
- Metaphor
Which figure of speech involves the use of exaggerated statements or claims for emphasis or effect?
Which figure of speech involves the use of exaggerated statements or claims for emphasis or effect?
- Metonymy
- Irony
- Oxymoron
- Hyperbole (correct)
Which figure of speech involves giving human characteristics to non-human things?
Which figure of speech involves giving human characteristics to non-human things?
- Metonymy
- Onomatopoeia
- Simile
- Personification (correct)
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Study Notes
Figures of Speech
- A literal expression is not a figure of speech.
- Hyperbole is a figure of speech that involves the use of exaggerated statements or claims for emphasis or effect.
- Personification is a figure of speech that involves giving human characteristics to non-human things.
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