From the given options, select the one which correctly identifies the figure of speech (poetic device) used in the expression:

The news was a dagger to his heart

Choose the correct pair of figures of speech for the given sentence:

The silence screamed louder than any voice in the room.

Match the expressions given in List-I with the correct figures of speech they illustrate given in List-II

List-I	List-II
(A) Visible darkness	(I) simile
(B) She is the star of our family	(II) metaphor
(C) I spent a sleepless night.	(III) oxymoron
(D) That baby boy is like a teddy bear.	(IV) transferred epithet

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Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence:

After surviving the war, the soldier died in a car accident.

Read the given stanza carefully and choose the option that correctly identifies the figures of speech used:-

"Hope" is the thing with feathers

That perches in the soul

And sings the tune without the words

And never stops-at all

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Choose the expressions which are examples of the figure of speech--Antithesis:

A. To err is human, to forgive divine.

B. He had his jest, and they had his estate.

C. As spice flavours food, so variety makes life more pleasant.

D. Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice.

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Match the Expression given in List I with Figure of Speech given in List II

List I (Expression)	List II (Figure of Speech)
A. The mountains sang in prayer	I. ALLITERATION
B. The cute baby was like a doll	II. PERSONIFICATION
C. The dictator dared David to play the drums	III. SIMILE
D. Our monitor is a witty fool	IV. OXYMORON

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