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.'
Identify the figure of speech: 'The fire swallowed the entire forest.'
Identify the figure of speech: 'The mountain stood as a silent giant.'
Identify the figure of speech: 'The rain tapped gently on the window.'
Which figure of speech is used in the phrase 'deafening silence'?
Which figure of speech is used in the phrase 'jumbo shrimp'?
Which figure of speech is used in the phrase 'pretty ugly'?
Which figure of speech is used in the phrase 'the sweet smell of success'?
Which figure of speech is used in the sentence: 'He has a heart of stone.'
Which figure of speech is used in the sentence: 'He is as cool as a cucumber.'
Which figure of speech is used in the sentence: 'Her smile was as bright as the sun.'
Which figure of speech is used in the sentence: 'Life is a journey.'
Which figure of speech is used in the sentence: 'She cried a river of tears.'
Which figure of speech is used in the sentence: 'She sells seashells by the seashore.'
Which figure of speech is used in the sentence: 'The wind whispered through the trees'?
Which figure of speech is used when something is exaggerated for effect?
