Question

Q3. Identify the figures of speech used in the following sentences.
i. Nick needed new notebooks.
ii. The Titanic was said to be unsinkable but sank on its first voyage.
iii. The world is a stage.
iv. She is as wise as an owl.​

Answer 1

Answer:

HERE IS YOUR ANSWER MATE -

1. ALLITERATION
2. OXYMORONS
3. METAPHOR
4. SIMILE

Answer 2

i) The figure of speech here in the sentence "Nick needed new notebooks" is Alliteration.

Alliteration is the repetition of the beginning accent of the sentence with any of the other words in the sentence.

ii) The figure of speech here in the sentence " The Titanic was said to be unsinkable but sank on its first voyage" is Irony.

Irony occurs when there's a contrast between what was said and what actually happened in the sentence.

iii) The figure of speech here in the sentence "The world is a stage" is Metaphor.

Metaphor refers to a thing with the help of mentioning another.

iv) The figure of speech here in the sentence "She is as wise as an owl" is Simile.

Simile is a figure of speech which compares two unlike things in a sentence.

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