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    Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence:

    Having science as my last class is my dessert for the day.
    Solution
    'Metaphor' is a literary device / figure of speech in which a word or a phrase is given / applied to an action, object or event where it is not literally applicable. In simpler terms, a metaphor is a comparison that is drawn between two completely unrelated things. In this case, the class has been compared to a dessert due to it being something that the speaker looks forward to and enjoys; and something that comes at the end of the 'meal' that is the whole day, which cannot be literally true. Thus, the correct answer is Option B) - Metaphor. All the remaining options are also literary devices, but they have not been used in the given sentence.
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         Examine the recently laid egg of some common animal, such as a salamander or newt. It is a minute spheroid- and apparently strucreless sac, enclosing a fluid, holding granules in suspension. But let a moderate supply of warmth reach its watery cradle, and the plastic matter undergoes changes so rapid, yet so steady and purposeful in their succession, that one can only compare them to those operated by a skilled modeler upon a formless lump of clay. As with an invisible trowel, the mass is divided and subdivided into smaller and smaller portions. And, then, it is as if a delicate finger traced out the line to be occupied by the spinal column, and molded the contour of the body; pinching up the head at one end, the tail at the other, and fashioning flank and limb into due proportions, in so artistic a way, that, after watching the process hour by hour, one is almost involuntarily possessed by the notion, that some more subtle aid to vision than a microscope, would show the hidden artist, with his plan before him, striving with skillful manipulation to perfect his work.
    [passage-footer]Adapted from an essay by T.H Huxley[/passage-footer]

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    In the context of the final sentence the word "subtle" most nearly means
    Solution
    Option C is correct. The word 'subtle' in this context mena 'discriminating' or insightful. Option A is incorrect as it means 'undisguished'. The option B is incorrect as doest not talk about indirect way of viewing  Option D is incorrect as it means secretly . Option E is incorrect as the passage does not mention it to be a scientific viewing. Hence Option C is correct.  
  • Question 3
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    Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence:

    His broken ankle was a chain about his foot.
    Solution
    'Metaphor' is a literary device / figure of speech in which a word or a phrase is given / applied to an action, object or event where it is not literally applicable. In simpler terms, a metaphor is a comparison that is drawn between two completely unrelated things. In this case, the broken ankle is compared to a chain as it restricts movement and metaphorically has tied him down, which cannot be literally true. Thus, the correct answer is Option B) - Metaphor. All the remaining options are also literary devices, but they have not been used in the given sentence.
  • Question 4
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    Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence:
    He set sail on a sea of possibilities.
    Solution
    'Metaphor' is a literary device / figure of speech in which a word or a phrase is given / applied to an action, object or event where it is not literally applicable. In simpler terms, a metaphor is a comparison that is drawn between two completely unrelated things. In this case, the amount of options and opportunities the speaker sets out to get are compared to the vastness of a sea, which cannot be literally true. Thus, the correct answer is Option C) - Metaphor. All the remaining options are also literary devices, but they have not been used in the given sentence.
  • Question 5
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    Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence:

    The teacher went to the zoo with an army of children.
    Solution
    'Metaphor' is a literary device / figure of speech in which a word or a phrase is given / applied to an action, object or event where it is not literally applicable. In simpler terms, a metaphor is a comparison that is drawn between two completely unrelated things. In this case, the children have been compared to an army due to the large number of children, which cannot be literally true. Thus, the correct answer is Option A) - Metaphor. All the remaining options are also literary devices, but they have not been used in the given sentence.
  • Question 6
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    Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence:

    She thought her life was a fashion show.
    Solution
    'Metaphor' is a literary device / figure of speech in which a word or a phrase is given / applied to an action, object or event where it is not literally applicable. In simpler terms, a metaphor is a comparison that is drawn between two completely unrelated things. In this case, the subject's life has been compared to a fashion show,  which cannot be literally true. Thus, the correct answer is Option C) - Metaphor. All the remaining options are also literary devices, but they have not been used in the given sentence.
  • Question 7
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    Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence:

    My uncleaned room is a disaster area.
    Solution
    Metaphor' is a literary device / figure of speech in which a word or a phrase is given / applied to an action, object or event where it is not literally applicable. In simpler terms, a metaphor is a comparison that is drawn between two completely unrelated things. In this case, the room has been compared to a disaster area due to how messy unclean it is, which cannot be literally true. Thus, the correct answer is Option A) - Metaphor. All the remaining options are also literary devices, but they have not been used in the given sentence.
  • Question 8
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    Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence:

    The road to success is usually a difficult and dangerous road to take.
    Solution
    'Metaphor' is a literary device / figure of speech in which a word or a phrase is given / applied to an action, object or event where it is not literally applicable. In simpler terms, a metaphor is a comparison that is drawn between two completely unrelated things. In this case, the path to success has been compared to a long and dangerous road upon one must travel, which cannot be literally true. Thus, the correct answer is Option C) - Metaphor. All the remaining options are also literary devices, but they have not been used in the given sentence.
  • Question 9
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    Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence:

    His proposal to the problem was just a bandage and not a solution.
    Solution
    'Metaphor' is a literary device / figure of speech in which a word or a phrase is given / applied to an action, object or event where it is not literally applicable. In simpler terms, a metaphor is a comparison that is drawn between two completely unrelated things. In this case, the proposal is compared to a bandage as, like a bandage, the solution is only temporary and cannot last, which cannot be literally true. Thus, the correct answer is Option A) - Metaphor. All the remaining options are also literary devices, but they have not been used in the given sentence.
  • Question 10
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    Select the word that is most similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.
    POIGNANT
    Solution
    'Poignant' means a sharp feeling of sadness and pain. E.g. It is especially poignant that he died on the day before his wedding. Thus, option C is the most similar meaning to the word. Rest of the options are wrong. 
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