Igcse Model Questions Vol1 2024 English Language Question 9

Practice objective / multiple choice question 9 from the 2024 Igcse Model Questions Vol1 English Language examination.

Igcse Model Questions Vol1 2024 English Language Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 9 IGCSE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2024 • ENGLISH_LANGUAGE • objective

The sentence "The thunder whispered secrets to the night" uses a figure of speech. Identify the figure of speech and explain why it is not a metaphor.

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. personification; because it attributes a human action to thunder without making a direct comparison, so it is not a metaphor
B. hyperbole; because it exaggerates the thunder's sound, but the sentence does not contain exaggeration
C. simile; because it uses 'like' to compare thunder to a whisper, which is not present
D. metaphor; because it directly compares thunder to a whispering voice, which is a metaphorical comparison
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
personification; because it attributes a human action to thunder without making a direct comparison, so it is not a metaphor

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This is Igcse Model Questions Vol1 2024 English Language Question 9. It is one of the objective questions from the 2024 Igcse Model Questions Vol1 English Language examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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