Figures of Speech
English Language
Figures of Speech starts at 6 and continues till grade 12.
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Identify the figure of speech in the following line: 'He is as brave as a lion.'
Identify the figure of speech: 'The thunder grumbled like an old man.'
Identify the figure of speech: 'The world is a stage.'
What is the figure of speech in the phrase 'jumbo shrimp'?
What is the figure of speech in the sentence: 'He has a heart of stone.'
What is the figure of speech in the sentence: 'He is the Einstein of our class.'
What is the figure of speech in the sentence: 'He was drowning in paperwork.'
What is the figure of speech in the sentence: 'The alarm clock yells at me every morning.'
What is the figure of speech in the sentence: 'The car complained as the key was turned.'
What is the figure of speech in the sentence: 'The city never sleeps.'
What is the main difference between a metaphor and a simile?
Which figure of speech is present in the sentence: 'Bang! The door slammed shut.'
Which figure of speech is used in the phrase 'as busy as a bee'?
Which figure of speech is used in the phrase 'as cold as ice'?
Which figure of speech is used in the phrase 'as light as a feather'?
Which figure of speech is used in the phrase 'bittersweet memories'?
Which figure of speech is used in the phrase 'deafening silence'?
Which figure of speech is used in the phrase 'the blanket of night'?
Which figure of speech is used in the phrase 'the sound of silence'?
Which figure of speech is used in the sentence: 'The wind whispered through the trees'?
