1. What does not belong to literary translation?

translation of poems
translation of songs
translation of verses
translation of documents

2. What does not belong to the examples of assonance?

The light of the fire is a sight.
Her mouth was a fountain of delight.
Go slow over the road.
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

3. What does not belong to the examples of alliteration?

awfully good
Coca Cola
Lulu Lemon
PayPal

4. What does not belong to the examples of oxymoron?

sweet flower 
accurate estimate
alone together
bitter sweet

5. What does not belong to the examples of oxymoron?

climb down
the coloured countries
close distance
grow smaller

6. What does not belong to the examples of oxymoron?

gloomy clouds
jumbo shrimp
only option
original copy

7. What does not belong to the examples of oxymoron?

passive-aggressive
laughing valley
same difference
seriously funny

8. What does not belong to the examples of oxymoron?

small crowd
silicon valley
virtual reality
loving hate

9. What does not belong to the examples of oxymoron?

dynamo асtivity
damned saint
sweet sorrow
faith unfaithful

10. What does not belong to the examples of oxymoron?

falsely true
the White House
bookful blockhead
melancholy merriment

11. What does not belong to the examples of metaphor?

Her mouth was a fountain of delight.
Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.
So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.
All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.

12. What does not belong to the examples of litotes?

He was Einstein in engineering.
It’s not the best weather.
It’s not rocket science.
He’s no spring chicken.

13. What does not belong to the examples of litotes?

It’s not my first rodeo.
He isn’t the brightest bulb.
I’m so hungry, I could eat an elephant.
I won’t be sorry.

14. What does not belong to the examples of litotes?

I don’t deny that it was wrong.
It took forever to climb the hill.
The trip wasn’t a total loss.
It’s not inedible.

15. What does not belong to the examples of synecdoche?

These shoes are killing me!
The farmer needed to bring on some hired hands.
What's the headcount for next week's party?
I'm looking forward to breaking bread with you.

16. What does not belong to the examples of synecdoche?

Let's take my new wheels out for a spin.
We need to get boots on the ground to help with the recovery effort.
I have this tiny little tumor on the brain.
I feel like the world is out to get me.

17. What does not belong to the examples of synecdoche?

The police were at my neighbor's house last night
I was interviewed by Forbes.
What a beautiful stormy day for a swim.
The alumni visited campus last week.

18. What does not belong to the examples of irony?

Laughing valley.
Fat chance!
Clear as mud.
As soft as concrete.

19. What does not belong to the examples of oxymorons?

accurate estimate
alone together
as thin as a rail
sharply dull
20. What does not belong to the examples of oxymorons?
bright like the sun
climb down
close distance
grow smaller

21. What does not belong to the examples of oxymorons?

jumbo shrimp
only option
original copy
like a deer

22. What does not belong to the examples of oxymorons?

passive-aggressive
same difference
seriously funny
as still as a mouse

23. What does not belong to the examples of oxymorons?

small crowd
virtual reality
sweet sorrow
as sly as a fox

24. What does not belong to the examples of similes?

strong as an ox
fast as a hare
feeling under the weather
brave as a bear

25. What does not belong to the examples of euphemisms?

bookworm
brainiac
dweeb
the Bard

26. What does not belong to the examples of euphemisms?

egghead
geek
nerd
Madonna

27. What does not belong to the examples of euphemisms?

show-off
smartypants
Cassanova
teacher's pet

28. What does not belong to the compositional patterns of syntactic

arrangement?
Stylistic inversion
Asyndeton
Detached construction
Parallel construction

29. What does not belong to the compositional patterns of syntactic

arrangement?
Suspense
Climax
Polysyndeton
Antithesis

30. What does not belong to the particular use of colloquial

constructions?
Litotes
Ellipsis
Represented speech
Break-in-the-narrative

31. Find the example of litotes, please:

My brother's cooking is amazingly awful.
Geoffrey, this isn’t rocket science.
let out a silent scream when the teacher called on me to answer.
A small crowd seems to be gathering in the school gym.

32 Find the example of litotes, please:

The scholarship instructions state that I should submit an original copy of my
essay.
I asked Steve to go to the dance with me. He gave me a definite maybe.
Your commentary on their relationship was less than smart.
Just act naturally when you ask the superstar for an autograph.

33. Find the example of litotes, please:

All in all, she wasn’t a bad dancer.
The takeout container was only loosely sealed, so there is a mess in the bag.
My cousin and I have always had a love-hate relationship.
This homemade ice cream is terribly good.

34. Find the example of litotes, please:

I like a smuggler. He is the only honest thief.
Of melancholy merriment, to quote
They spent seven months apart; that’s no small amount of time.
And faith unfaithful kept him falsely true.

35. Find the example of litotes, please:

They don’t exactly have an ordinary relationship.
Modern dancing is so old fashioned.
I am a deeply superficial person.
A joke is an extremely serious issue.

36. Find the example of litotes, please:

The White House will be making an announcement around noon.

She’s not the sharpest knife in the box.
My dear, you have all of my heart.
After the protests, maybe Washington will listen to the voters.

37. Find the example of litotes, please:

You won’t be sorry you bought a kitchen organizer.
Silicon Valley is constantly pushing the boundaries in innovation.
It seems like people will do whatever Hollywood says is cool.
Tell me about your first date. I’m all ears!

38. Find the example of litotes, please:

Your older neighbor is quite the silver fox.
Can you give me a hand carrying this box up the stairs?
Large crowds of people are not my cup of tea.
I couldn’t understand them, they spoke in their mother tongue.

39. Find the example of litotes, please:

The team needs some new blood if it's going to win next season.
His statements are not without truth.
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.
My life is a horrible mess.

40. What does not belong to the examples of oxymorons?

teacher's pet
natural makeup
mud bath
loud whisper

41. What does not belong to the examples of oxymorons?

larger half
loosely sealed
smartypants
love-hate

42. Find the example of metonymy, please:

I wish he would keep his nose out of the plans.
My thoughts are stars I cannot fathom into constellations.
Wishes are thorns, he told himself sharply.
All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.

43. Find the example of metonymy, please:

My lover’s got humor. She’s the giggle at a funeral.
During illness, fluids are often essential for recovery.
You were the light for me to find my truth. I just wanna say, thank you.
Life is Monopoly, go cop me some land and some property.

44. Find the example of metonymy, please:

You light up my life.
While I’m sleeping, my dog tries to steal the covers.
The new job has allowed her to spread her wings and really blossom.
Time is money.

45. Find the example of metonymy, please:

He is cute as a button.
She is brave as a lion.
This house is as clean as a whistle.
This class is more intelligent and engaged than the last one.

46. Find the example of metonymy, please:

My love is like a red rose.
Next week, my boyfriend and I are headed to the altar.
My brother and I fight like cats and dogs all the time.
Iniyan is always as busy as a bee.

47. Find the example of metonymy, please:

My cousin chatters like a monkey.
Kitty is as proud as a peacock.
My dog, Shadow, eats like a pig after I take him for a walk.
In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.

48. Find the example of metonymy, please:

Life is a highway.
Her eyes were diamonds.
He is a shining star.
But I, being poor, have only my dreams.

49. Find the example of metonymy, please:

The circus arrives without warning.
The snow is a white blanket.
The is an early bird.
The classroom was a zoo.

50. Find the example of metonymy, please:

He is a night owl.
Mario is a chicken.
Her eyes were fireflies.
Yesterday’s gone on down the river.
51. Find the example of metonymy, please:
Her tears were a river flowing down her cheeks.
She is doing a tightrope walk with her grades this semester.
The circus arrives without warning.
A woman barked a warning at her child.

52. Find the example of simile, please:

Sruthy works like a sloth.
Three gray geese in a green field grazing…
From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.
To the rhyming and chiming of the bells!

53. Find the example of simile, please:

Betty Botter bought some butter, but she said, this butter’s bitter.
Stephen slept like a baby after working for ten long hours.
In the clamor and clangor of the bells!
To the moaning and the groaning of the bells.

54. Find the example of simile, please:

My father has eyes like a hawk.
Sally sells seashells at the seashore.
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
She's as old as the hills.

55. Find the example of simile, please:

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers…
I walked a million miles to get here.
Bob is as cunning as a fox.
She can hear a pin drop a mile away.

56. Find the example of simile, please:

Love is a battlefield.
Love is like a battlefield.
Los Angeles Lakers
Mickey Mouse & Minnie Mouse

57. Find the example of simile, please:

She is as kind as an angel.
She is an angel.
Bed, Bath & Beyond
Bugs Bunny

58. Find the example of hyperbole, please:

Chatters like a monkey
Have eyes like a hawk
I died of embarrassment.
Sruthy works like a sloth.

59. Find the example of hyperbole, please:

As cool as a cucumber
I haven’t seen him in a million years.
Love is like a battlefield.
The circus arrives without warning.

60. Find the example of hyperbole, please:

He's far from the sharpest tool in the shed.
This box weighs a ton.
The English assignment was a breeze.
Soldiers are as brave as lions.

61. Find the example of hyperbole, please:

My mom was boiling mad.
It's raining cats and dogs.
A fire station burns down.
A marriage counselor files for divorce.

62. Find the example of hyperbole, please:

I’m dying of laughter.
The police station gets robbed.
A post on Facebook complains about how useless Facebook is.
A traffic cop gets his license suspended because of unpaid parking tickets.

63. Find the example of hyperbole, please:

Our neighbor is older than dirt.
A pilot has a fear of heights.
A man who needs medical assistance is run over by the ambulance sent to help
him.
An anti-technology group sets up a website to recruit new club members.

64. Find the example of hyperbole, please:

A child runs away from someone throwing a water balloon at him and falls into
the pool.
The cobbler's children have no shoes.
The president is injured when a Secret Service agent knocks him down while
protecting him.
I waited in line at the pharmacy forever.

65. Find the example of hyperbole, please:

A man leaps out of the road to avoid being hit by a car, only to have a tree
branch fall on his head.
A defensive football team hits the running back so hard that he falls into the
endzone and scores a touchdown.
My 16th birthday will never come.
A pilot has a fear of heights.

66. Find the example of hyperbole, please:

This knee brace is killing me.
A Wall Street investor makes fun of others who are afraid of a risky stock pick
but later loses all his money.
A famous singer sings her own song at a karaoke bar but is booed.

A heartfelt movie about valuing love over commercialism has lots of product
placement.

67. Find the example of hyperbole, please:

The fashion designer has no sense of fashion.
I have a million things to do this week.
A student passes a class with a well-written essay about how bad the class is.
People who disrespect women are born from them.

68. “The chair of the environmental department has internal air-

conditioning at his house.” - is the example of:
Irony
Epithet
Hyperbole
Simile

69. “A man never drives a car because of the fear of an accident and
dies in an earthquake at his home.” - is the example of:
Epithet
Hyperbole
Irony
Simile

70. “The dentist has cavities!”- is the example of:

Irony
Epithet
Hyperbole
Simile

71. “Their new house cost a gazillion dollars.-”is the example of:
Irony
Epithet
Hyperbole
Simile

72. “When we were younger, we were so poor we didn’t have two

cents to rub together.” - is the example of:
Epithet
Hyperbole
Irony
Simile

73. “His words cut deeper than a knife.”- is the example of:
Epithet
Metaphor
Irony
Simile

74. “I feel the stench of failure coming on.”is the example of:
Epithet
Metaphor
Irony
Simile

75. “The trip wasn't a total loss.”- is the example of:

Epithet
Litotes
Irony
Simile

76. “Graduating from college was no mean feat.”- is the example of:
Epithet
Litotes
Irony
Simile

77. “Parties just aren't my cup of tea.”- is the example of:

Epithet
Litotes
Irony
Simile

78. “I'm drowning in a sea of grief. ” - is the example of:

Epithet
Metaphor
Irony
Simile

79. “He doesn't always have the best sense of direction. ”- is the

example of:
Epithet
Litotes
Irony
Simile

80. “I don't deny that it was wrong.”- is the example of:

Epithet
Litotes
Irony
Simile

81. “I'm feeling blue.” - is the example of:

Epithet
Metaphor
Irony
Simile

82. “The moonlight sparkled brighter than a gypsy. ”- is the example

of:
Epithet
Metaphor
Irony
Simile

83. “The curtain of night fell upon us.”- is the example of:
Epithet
Metaphor
Irony
Simile

84. “She's going through a rollercoaster of emotions.” - is the

example of:
Epithet
Metaphor
Irony
Simile

85. “I think he's about to fade off to sleep.” - is the example of:
Epithet
Metaphor
Irony
Simile

86. “This assignment is going to be the death of me.” - is the example

of:
Epithet
Hyperbole
Irony
Simile

87. “The chocolate cake was the best cake ever.” - is the example of:
Epithet
Hyperbole
Irony
Simile

88. “He really flared up my temper.” - is the example of:

Epithet
Metaphor
Irony
Simile

89. “I’ve been buried under a mountain of editing.” - is the example

of:
Epithet
Hyperbole
Irony
Simile

90. “I’m addicted to buying books.” - is the example of:

Epithet
Hyperbole
Irony
Simile
91. “He reeks of infidelity.” - is the example of:
Epithet
Metaphor
Irony
Simile
92. “She was fishing for compliments.” - is the example of:
Epithet
Metaphor
Irony
Simile
93. “She has such a bubbly personality. ” - is the example of:
Epithet
Metaphor
Irony
Simile
94. “He is the apple of my eye. ” - is the example of:
Epithet
Metaphor
Irony
Simile
95. “I’m so angry, I could eat a hat.” - is the example of:
Epithet
Metaphor
Irony
Hyperbole
96. “He loves you more than life itself. ” - is the example of:
Epithet
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Simile
97. “You light up my life. ” - is the example of:
Epithet
Metaphor
Irony
Simile
98. “She has tons of makeup.” - is the example of:
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Irony
Simile
99. “It's raining men.” - is the example of:
Epithet
Metaphor
Irony
Simile
100. “Love is fire. ” - is the example of:
Epithet
Metaphor
Irony
Simile