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.'
Identify the figure of speech: 'The sun smiled down on us.'
What is the figure of speech in the phrase 'bittersweet'?
What is the figure of speech in the phrase 'the last piece of the puzzle'?
What is the figure of speech in the phrase 'the silence was loud'?
What is the figure of speech in the sentence: 'Bang! The door slammed shut.'
Which figure of speech is present 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 'the classroom was buzzing with excitement'?
Which figure of speech is used in the phrase 'the sweet smell of success'?
Which figure of speech is used in the phrase 'the sweet song of the siren'?
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 a lion in the fight.'
Which figure of speech is used in the sentence: 'He is the black sheep of the family.'
Which figure of speech is used in the sentence: 'He is the light of my life.'
Which figure of speech is used in the sentence: 'He ran faster than the wind.'
Which figure of speech is used in the sentence: 'Life is a journey.'
