Figure of speech
I'm so hungry I could eat a whole horse.
Hyperbole
What separates items in a series?
Comma (,)
What has wings but cannot fly, and is made of feathers?
A shuttlecock.
How was Sita kidnapped?
Rama was distracted by going after a dear, while Sita was kidnapped by Ravana.
Synonym of happy
glad, joyful, cheerful, delighted, and content
(accept any of the words above)
What is a litotes?
A literary device used for an understatement
What is used to emphasize information?
Dash (-)
What can you catch but never throw?
A cold.
Why was Rama sent away?
Rama's wicked stepmother tricked his father to send him away.
Ephemeral definition
something that lasts for a very short time, is fleeting, or is transitory
What replaces the name of a thing with the name of ab object closely associated with it?
Metonymy.
What joins words creating a compound noun?
Hyphen
I can freeze, I can burn, I can cut, and I can drown. What am I?
Water.
Why did Ravana kidnap Sita?
He was smitten by Sita's beauty.
Jack, please abstain from ever cooking again or else our house will be engulfed in flames.
Simplify the sentence
Jack, please never cook again or else you will burn down our house
(Accept if anything similar)
What is the cousin of sarcasm?
Irony
Effect of semicolon in a sentence.
Connect two closely related independent clauses without a conjunction.
I create no sound but everyone knows when I arrive. I bring tears to your eyes without making you sad. What am I.
An onion.
Who helped on his journey to find Sita?
The white monkey Hanuman.
Synonym of Arid
Dry
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Paradox
She stared out the window quietly wondering what might have been...
Identify the effect of ellipsis in this sentence.
Trailing off.
The more you have of it, the less you see. What is it?
Darkness.
What did Sita gave to Hanuman?
A pearl form her hair.
Father, I am thrilled to have eaten this meal with you. The food was superb, please do send my compliments to the chef
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Thrilled,superb