Figures of speech under Wordplay and Pun
What figure of speech involves a word or phrase that has two or more possible interpretations or meanings?
Pun
Which figure of speech uses words that sound similar but have different meanings to create a humorous effect?
Pun
Which figure of speech uses a word or phrase to mean the opposite of its literal or usual meaning?
Irony
Which figure of speech involves using extreme exaggeration for emphasis or effect?
Hyperbole
Which figure of speech compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'?
Simile
Which figure of speech gives human characteristics to inanimate objects or animals?
Personification
Which figure of speech repeats the same consonant sound at the beginning of several words in close succession?
Alliteration
Which figure of speech uses words that imitate natural sounds?
Onomatopoeia
Which figure of speech creates a humorous effect by using a word or phrase that has two meanings?
Pun
Which figure of speech is used to suggest a similarity between two things?
Metaphor