Idioms and Figures of Speech
GCE English Language

Study the following sentences carefully and answer the questions that follow. (i) The politician promised to turn over a new leaf after the scandal. (ii) The news of his promotion spread like wildfir…

Which of the following sentences contains an example of irony?

The expression 'to beat about the bush' means to

In the sentence 'The politician promised to turn over a new leaf after the scandal', the underlined expression means to

The expression 'Emeka is the black sheep of his family' means that Emeka is

Identify the figure of speech in the following: 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.'

The sentence 'The thunder roared angrily across the sky' is an example of

In the expression 'Bisi has been burning the candle at both ends since she started her new job', Bisi is

In the line 'Death, thou shalt die', the figure of speech employed is

The expression 'The pen is mightier than the sword' is best described as

Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence: 'The market was a beehive of activity on Saturday morning.'