Finding a fair friend is a blessing. The sentence illustrates the use of:
- Anaphora
- Alliteration
- Refrain
- Allusion
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Answer: B. Alliteration
Repeated initial 'f' sound in 'fair friend' is alliteration.
FSC English: Figures of Speech, questions with answers
Practise 21 real Federal Board questions on Figures of Speech from 2023 to 2026. See the answer and explanation as soon as you answer.
21real questions
21multiple choice
5exam sessions
About Figures of Speech in FSC English
Figures of Speech is one of the 7 main chapters in our Federal Board FSC English question bank (11th and 12th class), and about 6% of its real questions come from it. Tayyari Karo has 21 real questions on this chapter from 2023 to 2026; 21 are multiple choice and marked instantly, and the rest are short and long questions with a model answer. By difficulty: 14 medium, 7 easy.
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The repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of two or more than two lines is:
- Anaphora
- Refrain
- Simile
- Allusion
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Answer: A. Anaphora
Anaphora is the deliberate repetition of a word/phrase at the start of successive lines.
We are working around the clock to ensure success. It is a/an:
- Pun
- Hyperbole
- Alliteration
- Onomatopoeia
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Answer: B. Hyperbole
'Around the clock' is an exaggerated way of emphasising continuous, non-stop effort — hyperbole.
'We travel to moon together.' The given sentence is:
- Hyperbolical statement
- Antithetical statement
- Over statement
- Paradoxical statement
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Answer: A. Hyperbolical statement
Claiming to travel to the moon together is an exaggerated (hyperbolic) way of expressing closeness.
'Perhaps, the plaintive numbers flow' illustrates the use of:
- Consonance
- Alliteration
- Simile
- Metaphor
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Answer: B. Alliteration
'Perhaps' and 'plaintive' repeat the initial 'p' sound — alliteration.
Which one of the following sentences exemplifies the use of 'personification'?
- He is as bold as a bat
- My son is moon to me
- I saw the dancing beauty in nature
- She is brave enough to walk in the dark
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Answer: C. I saw the dancing beauty in nature
Giving 'nature' the human ability to dance is personification.
Sessions with Figures of Speech questions
| Session | Questions |
|---|---|
| 2026 Annual | 7 |
| 2025 1st Annual | 4 |
| 2025 2nd Annual | 2 |
| 2024 Annual | 4 |
| 2023 Annual | 4 |
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What does the Figures of Speech chapter cover on this page?
21 real Federal Board (FBISE) English questions on Figures of Speech from 2023 to 2026, for 11th and 12th class. Each one shows the session it came from.
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