Figures of Speech: Simile, Metaphor, Personification and Apostrophe
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Simile
- Comparing two different things with at least one common point
- Like, So, As
Example:
- Life is like a dream
- She looked lonely as a cloud
Metaphor
- Implied simile
- Comparing without like, so and as
Example:
- He is now in the evening of life
- Balaji was the lion of Punjab
Personification
Lifeless objects as living
Example:
- Death lays his icy hands on the princess
- Love is blind
Apostrophe
Imaginary person, abstract quality, or idea
Example:
- O World! O life! O Time!
- O Julius Caesar, thou art mighty yet
Oxymoron
Two opposite ideas are brought together
Example:
Ramesh was the wisest fool
Onomatopoeia
Sounds suggest the sense
Example:
- I chatter- chatter as I flow
- Guns thundered
Identify the Figure of Speech
1. Guns thundered
A. Simile
B. Onomatopoeia
C. Alliteration
D. Metaphor
Answer: B. Onomatopoeia
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✍ Manishika