Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence.

The night was black as ever, but bright stars lit up the sky in beautiful and varied constellations which were sprinkled across the astronomical landscape.

The wolf cried out to the hound, "A thought has just come into my head."

Directions: In the following question, a sentence is divided into some parts. Choose the part which is grammatically or contextually incorrect. In case there is no error, choose 'No error' as your answer.

I always had a (a)/ fancy (b)/ towards big luxurious cars. (c) No error (d)

Directions: Choose the correct figure of speech in the following sentence:

Death lays his icy hand on kings.

Directions: In the question given below, a sentence with a blank is given. Choose the alternative that completes the sentence grammatically and contextually.

Losing a child is most people's worst _____.

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

Rohan has no acquaintance (from Sourabh).

In the following question, some parts of the sentence have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and choose corresponding to the appropriate option.

Nowhere is the resulting confusion more evident except in campaign speeches made by different campaigners of the same party.

"I loved Ophelia: forty thousand brothers could not, with all their quantity of love make up my sum."

The phrase 'forty thousand brothers' illustrates a figure of speech called:

Which figure of speech is present in the following statement? 

Rahul has become a grey hair.

Directions: In the following question, a part of the sentence is underlined. Alternatives to the underlined part are given in the options, which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement' as your answer.

Even though she was disliked by her in-laws at the beginning of her marriage, she did manage to win their hearts.

Improve the bracketed part of each sentence.

Shashank appealed to the judge (for his release) from jail.

In the following question, some parts of the sentence have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and choose corresponding to the appropriate option.

As I prefer coffee than tea my friends always take the trouble to get me a cup of coffee.