English (Use of English) Past Questions and Answers

'Necessity is the mother of invention.'

'The poor people of Ireland should rid themselves of poverty by selling their children to the rich to eat.'

The phrases 'the humming bee', 'the cackling hen', and 'the buzzing saw' are examples of ________________.

'My uncle passed away in 1970.'

'Christianity shone like a beacon in the black night of paganism.' What figure of speech is "Christianity shone like a beacon"?