Figures Of Speech Flashcards by Siri Rajesh | Brainscape

Q

Pleasure sar like copy spread uses the flower its blossom in shed

A

Simile

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As brave as lion

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Simile

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Shivaji fought like lion

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Simile

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Every man is the architect of his own fortune

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Metaphor

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Q

Life is a dream

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Metaphor

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Shivaji was a lion in the war

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Metaphor

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Q

Death lays his hand on kings

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Personification

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Let not ambition knock that successful toil

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Personification

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Q

He is a smiling moon

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Personification

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I had a bad night last night

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Transferred epithet

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Q

Hands to his idle bed

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Transferred epithet

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Q

He wrapped himself in honest rags

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Transferred epithet

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Q

You are telling me a fairy tale

A

It is lie and it is euphemism

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Q

She sells seashells on the seashore

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Alliteration

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It’s a creative destruction

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Oxymoron

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He is regularly irregular

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Oxymoron

Q

Life is bittersweet

A

Oxymoron

Q

They are alone all together

A

Oxymoron

Q

He is awfully awesome

A

Oxymoron