Figures of Speech
Figures of Speech: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Figures of Speech, Simile, Climax as Figure of Speech & Anticlimax as Figure of Speech etc.
Important Questions on Figures of Speech
A sentence has been divided into four parts and one part has a grammatical error. Choose the part that has an error.
When compared with Simile, metaphor can be expressed as a/an:
Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence.
Chaos is a best friend of Love.
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John's suggestion was just a band-aid for the problem.
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The children were flowers grown in concrete gardens.
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Her tears were a river flowing down her cheeks.
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A man leaps out of the road to avoid being hit by a car, only to have a tree branch fall on his head.
Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence.
The president is injured when a Secret Service agent knocks him down while protecting him.
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A child runs away from someone throwing a water balloon at him and falls into the pool.
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A traffic cop gets his license suspended because of unpaid parking tickets.
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The autumn leaves are a blanket on the ground.
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Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put and end to mankind.
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Arguments are to be avoided; they are always vulgar and often convincing.
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She was a rock star at our last business presentation.
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All religions, arts, and sciences are branches of the same tree.
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He was the cleverest general that ever lost a battle.
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Water, water everywhere, nor any a drop to drink.
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I fear I wrong the honourable men whose daggers have stabbed Caesar.
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He is merry as a tombstone.
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A very fine friend you are to forsake me in my trouble.
