Figurative Language | MCQs

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Prosaic means بے لطف بے مزہ

Dull means پھیکا

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A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things using words like “like” or “as.”

Example: "She is as brave as a lion." — compares bravery to a lion using "as".

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A pipe dream is a hope or plan that you have which you know will never really happen.

You could waste your whole life on a pipe-dream.

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"To hit the road " means to leave a place or begin a trip

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To talk through one's hat means to speak without knowledge or to make foolish or inaccurate statements.

کسی کی ٹوپی سے بات کرنے کا مطلب ہے بغیر علم کے بات کرنا یا احمقانہ یا غلط بیان دینا۔

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• 'But all of that is not its core' means  All of that is not its reality.
• 'But all of that is not its core' these words are taken from the poem called 'Peace' written by Dr. Silvia Hartman

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The line "When pansies lift their eyes to mine" gives human qualities (lifting eyes) to flowers (pansies).

This is an example of personification, where non-human things are described as if they were human.

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"Barren field" is a metaphor comparing life to a lifeless, empty field without using "like" or "as".

A metaphor implies a resemblance directly, suggesting life feels empty or unproductive.

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"White as snow" is a simile because it compares something to snow using the word "as" to highlight similarity.

A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two things using words like "as" or "like".

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A penny for your thoughts is an idiom used to ask someone what they are thinking.

It often when they seem quiet or deep in thought.