Figures of Speech
English Language
Figures of Speech starts at 6 and continues till grade 12.
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Explain the difference between alliteration and assonance.
Identify the figure of speech in the following line: 'He is as brave as a lion.'
Identify the figure of speech: 'Bang! The door slammed shut.'
Identify the figure of speech: 'He is a lion in the fight.'
Identify the figure of speech: 'He ran faster than the wind.'
Identify the figure of speech: 'Let me give you a hand.'
Identify the figure of speech: 'The fire swallowed the entire forest.'
Identify the figure of speech: 'The waves crashed angrily on the shore.'
Identify the figure of speech: 'The world is a stage.'
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
What is the figure of speech in the phrase 'jumbo shrimp'?
Which figure of speech is present in the sentence: 'He is the black sheep of the family.'
Which figure of speech is used in the phrase 'cruel kindness'?
Which figure of speech is used in the phrase 'deafening silence'?
Which figure of speech is used in the phrase 'lend me your ears'?
Which figure of speech is used in the phrase 'the crown will find an heir'?
Which figure of speech is used in the phrase 'the golden sun smiled down on us'?
Which figure of speech is used in the phrase 'the sweet smell of success'?
Which figure of speech is used in the phrase 'the White House issued a statement'?
Which figure of speech is used in the sentence: 'He is the Einstein of our class.'
