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LÜTFEN ÖNCESİNDE TESTİ ÇÖZÜNÜZ.

Test 1 6. Which of the following sentences is not an
example of paradox?
Figures of Speech A) I must be cruel only to be kind.
B) Dark with excessive bright thy skirts appear.
C) She makes the black night bright by smiling on it.
1. Which of the following sentences does not employ D) I came; I saw; I conquered.
figurative language? E) Everything screams in silence here.
A) The wise owl looked at the man as if it understood him.
B) I’ve worked with children for ages but I still learn
something new every day.
C) You can take the patriot out of the country but you cannot 7. "O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts. O death! Come
take the country out of the patriot. soon"
D) He possessed a cold fire in his eyes. What is the figure of speech used in the excerpt
E) This lovely house was built by the family members given above?
themselves. A) Alliteration
B) Onomatopoeia
C) Euphemism
D) Apostrophe
2. Which of the following sentences contains a E) Simile
metaphor?
A) There was an old patch of snow in the corner.
B) I was so ashamed, my face turned into a boiler.
C) The success of the little giants pleased every one of the 8. "Busy old fool, unruly Sun,
spectators. Why dost thou thus,
D) I’ve heard that Einstein is a smart guy. Through windows, and through curtains, call on us?"
E) He was fierce as a dog with his bad temper. Which two figures of speech are used in the lines
above?
A) Apostrophe and Allusion
B) Allusion and Oxymoron
3. Which of the following sentences about irony is C) Oxymoron and Paradox
not correct? D) Paradox and Personification
A) “Soft like a brick” is an ironic expression. E) Personification and Apostrophe
B) In dramatic irony, the characters know more than the
audience.
C) When in response to a foolish idea, we say, “What a great
idea!”, it is verbal irony. 9. “I was surprised his nose was not growing like Pinocchio’s.”
D) Irony is a figure of speech in which words are used in such What is the figure of speech used in the excerpt
a way that their intended meaning is different from the above?
actual meaning of the words. A) Synecdoche
E) Situational irony occurs when what actually occurs differs B) Allusion
from what the reader expects to happen. C) Apostrophe
D) Litotes
E) Metaphor

4. An oxymoron is an expression that conjoins contradictory,

mutually exclusive terms.
Which of the following is not an oxymoronic 10. What is the figure of speech in the line “Bright
expression? star! Would I were steadfast as thou art” by J.
A) artificial reality Keats?
B) deafening silence A) Oxymoron
C) little giant B) Euphemism
D) sweet peace C) Onomatopoeia
E) living dead D) Pun
E) Apostrophe

5. The moan of doves in immemorial elms,

And murmuring of innumerable bees.
Which of the given figures of speech is employed
in the poem?
A) Onomatopoeia
B) Oxymoron
C) Irony
D) Consonance
E) Sarcasm
Test 2 6. The truest poetry is the most feigning. (Shakespeare)
The statement above is an example of ----.
Figures of Speech A) metaphor
B) paradox
C) allusion
1. In which of the following sentences is the word D) hyperbole
‘heart’ used in its denotative meaning? E) symbol
A) The boy across the street has a heart as big as all outdoors.
B) My sister has a heart of stone.
C) Isabel’s heart was beating fast with fright.
D) He said he'd never marry but he had a change of heart 7. Which of the following is not an example of
when he met her. personification?
E) It really breaks my heart to see her so unhappy. A) The star I wished on winked at me.
B) The sun was warm on the child's face.
C) The trout danced on the water's surface.
D) The radio stopped singing and looked at me.
2. Which of the following sentences uses figurative E) The angry mirror showed every wrinkle on his face.
language?
A) There was a picture of the Trevi fountain on the front of
the book.
B) They also sell garden ornaments such as statues and 8. Phrases like “living dead” and “artificial reality”
lamps. are examples of ----.
C) An abandoned baby was found in a box on the hospital A) metaphor
steps. B) pun
D) Chicago is a city that is fierce as a dog with tongue lapping C) oxymoron
for action. D) conceit
E) She walked home by herself, although she knew that it was E) symbol
dangerous.

9. An emerald is as green as grass,

3. ---- is an association that comes along with a A ruby red as blood;
particular word. It relates not to a word’s actual A sapphire shines as blue as heaven;
meaning but rather to the ideas or qualities that A flint lies in the mud. (Christina Rosetti)
the word implies. What is the figure of speech used in the lines
A) Denotation above?
B) Literal meaning A) oxymoron
C) Connotation B) simile
D) Expression C) allusion
E) Alliteration D) irony
E) pun

4. ---- is a means of expression that suggests a

different, usually humorous, or angry, meaning 10. ---- is using an object or action that means
for the given words. something more than its literal meaning.
A) Symbol A) Symbol
B) Chiasmus B) Parallelism
C) Irony C) Irony
D) Motif D) Motif
E) Mood E) Mood

5. ---- is a rhetorical figure in which incongruous or 11. “I'd love to take a poem to lunch
contradictory terms are combined as in the or treat it to a wholesome brunch
examples of ‘deafening silence’ and ‘mournful of fresh cut fruit and apple crunch.” (Denise Rogers)
optimist.’ Which of the following is not correct according to
A) Simile the lines given above?
B) Paradox A) There is personification in the poem.
C) Metaphor B) The poem makes use of onomatopoeic words.
D) Oxymoron C) All the lines are rhymed with each other.
E) Pun D) The word fruit is used figuratively.
E) The concept of poem is attributed human traits.
12. ---- is an association that comes along with a 18. “Hope is the thing with feathers,
particular word. It relates not to a word’s actual That perches in the soul.” (Emily Dickinson)
meaning but rather to the ideas or qualities that What type of comparison is used in the lines
are implied by that word. A good example is the above?
word “gold” which associates the ideas such as A) Metonymy
greed, luxury, or avarice. B) Simile
A) Denotation C) Implied metaphor
B) Literal meaning D) Analogy
C) Connotation E) Allegory
D) Expressive meaning
E) Extra-textual meaning

19. “We talked with each other about each other

Though neither of us spoke –” (Emily Bronte)
13. In Beowulf there are some elements used What is the figure of speech in the lines above?
repeatedly such as “fire and water”, and “life and A) Metonymy
death”. This is an example of ----. B) Oxymoron
A) Simile C) Hyperbole
B) Rhyme D) Paradox
C) Metaphor E) Apostrophe
D) Oxymoron
E) Pun

20.The figure of speech in which the author makes an

obvious exaggeration for emphasis or to create
14.“A rich man is no richer than a poor man.” some specific effect is called ----.
Which literary device is used above? A) simile
A) Metaphor B) anti-thesis
B) Simile C) irony
C) Pun D) consonance
D) Paradox E) hyperbole
E) Symbol

21. “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was
15. “Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the
you’re going to get.” epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the
Which figure of speech is used above? season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the
A) Metaphor spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had
B) Pun everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were
C) Simile all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the
D) Symbol other way.” (Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities)
E) Paradox What are the two figures of speech used in the
excerpt above?
A) anti-thesis and anaphora
B) anaphora and synecdoche
16. “That woman is the cancer of my dreams and aspirations.” C) synecdoche and euphemism
Which literary device is used above? D) euphemism and metonymy
A) Simile E) metonymy and anti-thesis
B) Metaphor
C) Pun
D) Paradox
E) Symbol 22.In Act I of Romeo and Juliet, Tybalt says that Benvolio,
who is standing with his sword among the fighting men is,
“drawn among these heartless hinds.” “Heartless hinds”
means “cowards,” but the word “hinds” also means a
17. ---- is a word or phrase used to avoid an female deer.
unpleasant or harsh word. An example is saying This type of use of a word is an example of ----.
‘senior citizen’ instead of ‘old person.’ A) pun
A) Metaphor B) metaphor
B) Pun C) simile
C) Paradox D) personification
D) Irony E) apostrophe
E) Euphemism
23.I'll love you, dear, I'll love you till China and Africa meet,
And the river jumps over the mountain
And the salmon sing in the street,
I'll love you till the ocean
Is folded and hung up to dry
And the seven stars go squawking
Like geese about the sky. (W.H. Auden)
Which of the following is NOT a figure of speech
used in the lines above?
A) Hyperbole
B) Personification
C) Simile
D) Metaphor
E) Synecdoche

24.Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.

(Shakespeare, Julius Ceasar)
The underlined figure of speech is an example of -
---.
A) metonymy
B) pun
C) allusion
D) irony
E) oxymoron

25.Sarcasm is a form of verbal irony.

Which statement below demonstrates sarcasm?
A) A basketball fan remarks, "Watching Michael Jordan play
ball knocks my socks off!"
B) A soccer fan remarks, "That goalie is in way over his head."
C) A football fan remarks, "That receiver's face was as white
as a ghost, as the ball whizzed past his hands."
D) A baseball fan remarks, "I just love lots of homework on
opening night of the World Series!"
E) An ice-hockey fan remarks, “This game was in the bag even
before it started.”