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प्रश्न
Figures of speech
Anaphora: Repetition of a word or a phrase at the beginning of a sequence of sentences, paragraphs, and lines.
(e.g.) How handsome are your gauzy wings, how brilliant are your eyes!
Identify the figures of speech.
”Your eyes are like the diamond bright, but mine are dull as lead!”
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उत्तर
Simile (spider’s eyes are compared with diamond, using the word “like”)
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What would you remember?
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If the reporting verb is in the present tense.

What do you do in that session?
Describe the things in the picture using the descriptive words given below.

| Descriptive words | |||
| Large | Small | Good | Happy |
| Big | Little | Great | Joyful |
| Enormous | Miniature | Fantastic | Delighted |
| Gigantic | Minute | Excellent | Thrilled |
| Huge | Petite | Amazing | Glad |
| Massive | Tiny | Wonderful | Pleased |
| Tremendous | Slight | Marvellous | Satisfied |
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Lakshan asked me if I had anything to say.
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beneath, breeze, meet, fear, each, meadow. |
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