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: 'He is as brave as a lion.'
Identify the figure of speech: 'Let me give you a hand.'
Identify the figure of speech: 'The mountain stood tall and proud.'
Identify the figure of speech: 'The snow whispered as it fell to the ground.'
Choose the correct answer: 'He is a walking encyclopedia.'
(1) Simile
(2) Metaphor
(3) Hyperbole
(4) Personification
Choose the correct answer: 'He is the Einstein of our class.'
(1) Metaphor
(2) Simile
(3) Allusion
(4) Hyperbole
Choose the correct answer: 'Her voice was music to his ears.'
(1) Simile
(2) Metaphor
(3) Hyperbole
(4) Personification
Choose the correct answer: 'The city never sleeps.'
(1) Metaphor
(2) Personification
(3) Hyperbole
(4) Simile
Choose the correct answer: 'He is a walking encyclopedia.'
(1) Simile
(2) Metaphor
(3) Hyperbole
(4) Personification
Choose the correct answer: 'He is the Einstein of our class.'
(1) Metaphor
(2) Simile
(3) Allusion
(4) Hyperbole
Choose the correct answer: 'Her voice was music to his ears.'
(1) Simile
(2) Metaphor
(3) Hyperbole
(4) Personification
Choose the correct answer: 'The city never sleeps.'
(1) Metaphor
(2) Personification
(3) Hyperbole
(4) Simile
Fill in the blank: 'He is the apple of my eye.' This is an example of __________.
Fill in the blank: 'I have told you a million times.' This is an example of __________.
Fill in the blank: 'She sells seashells by the seashore.' This is an example of __________.
Fill in the blank: 'The car complained as the key was turned.' This is an example of __________.
Is the following an example of alliteration? 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.'
Is the following an example of hyperbole? 'I could eat a horse.'
Is the following an example of onomatopoeia? 'The bees buzzed in the garden.'
Is the following an example of oxymoron? 'Pretty ugly.'
