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 in the sentence: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'
Identify the figure of speech: 'He is as cunning as a fox.'
Identify the figure of speech: 'He is the black sheep of the family.'
Identify the figure of speech: 'He is the Einstein of our class.'
Identify the figure of speech: 'The car complained as the key was turned.'
Identify the figure of speech: 'The leaves danced in the wind.'
Identify the figure of speech: 'The stars winked at me.'
Identify the figure of speech: 'The world is your oyster.'
What figure of speech is used in the phrase 'jumbo shrimp'?
What is the figure of speech in the phrase 'deafening silence'?
What is the figure of speech in the phrase 'the clock told me it was time to go'?
What is the figure of speech in the phrase 'the news hit me like a ton of bricks'?
What is the figure of speech in the phrase 'the silence was so loud'?
What is the figure of speech in the phrase 'the sun smiled down on us'?
What is the figure of speech in the phrase 'the thunder grumbled like an old man'?
Which figure of speech is present in the phrase 'the sweet smell of success'?
Which figure of speech is used in the phrase 'as brave as a lion'?
Which figure of speech is used in the phrase 'the city that never sleeps'?
Which figure of speech is used in the phrase 'the world is a stage'?
Which figure of speech is used in the sentence: 'He has a heart of stone.'
