Figure of speech under balance (scheme)
What is a figure of speech that involves a word or phrase that is the direct opposite of its usual meaning?
Irony
Which figure of speech involves the use of exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally?
Hyperbole
What figure of speech compares two things using the words 'like' or 'as'?
Simile
Which figure of speech attributes human characteristics to inanimate objects or abstract ideas?
Personification
What figure of speech is a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?
Metaphor
Which figure of speech conveys meanings that are opposite to their literal meanings?
Irony
What figure of speech uses an exaggerated statement or claim for emphasis?
Hyperbole
Which figure of speech describes a situation where there is a difference between the expected outcome and the actual outcome?
Irony
What figure of speech compares two different things by speaking of one in terms of the other?
Metaphor
Which figure of speech is a comparison between two things using 'like' or 'as'?
Simile