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: 'Bang! The door slammed shut.'
Identify the figure of speech: 'He is as brave as a lion.'
Identify the figure of speech: 'He was drowning in a sea of paperwork.'
Identify the figure of speech: 'The city never sleeps.'
Choose the correct figure of speech for the sentence: 'The leaves danced in the wind.'
(1) Simile
(2) Metaphor
(3) Personification
(4) Hyperbole
Choose the correct figure of speech: 'He is a night owl.'
(1) Simile
(2) Metaphor
(3) Personification
(4) Hyperbole
Choose the correct figure of speech: 'The lightning danced across the sky.'
(1) Simile
(2) Metaphor
(3) Personification
(4) Alliteration
Choose the correct figure of speech: 'The world is a stage.'
(1) Simile
(2) Metaphor
(3) Hyperbole
(4) Alliteration
Choose the correct figure of speech for the sentence: 'The leaves danced in the wind.'
(1) Simile
(2) Metaphor
(3) Personification
(4) Hyperbole
Choose the correct figure of speech: 'He is a night owl.'
(1) Simile
(2) Metaphor
(3) Personification
(4) Hyperbole
Choose the correct figure of speech: 'The lightning danced across the sky.'
(1) Simile
(2) Metaphor
(3) Personification
(4) Alliteration
Choose the correct figure of speech: 'The world is a stage.'
(1) Simile
(2) Metaphor
(3) Hyperbole
(4) Alliteration
Fill in the blank: 'He is as busy as a __________.'
Fill in the blank: 'He ran faster than the wind.' This is an example of __________.
Fill in the blank: 'She is a shining star.' This is an example of a __________.
Fill in the blank: 'The alarm clock screamed at me this morning.' This is an example of __________.
Is the following sentence an example of alliteration? 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.'
Is the following sentence an example of hyperbole? 'I have told you a million times.'
Is the following sentence an example of metaphor? 'He is a shining star in the class.'
Is the following sentence an example of oxymoron? 'Bittersweet memories filled her mind.'
