Identify the figure of speech used in the following sentence:
Grandpa grows green guavas in the garden behind the old godown.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Alliteration
The “g” sound opens “Grandpa”, “grows”, “green”, “guavas”, “garden” and “godown”. A godown is a storeroom for goods.
| Figure | What it is | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Onomatopoeia | a word that sounds like the sound it names | The dry leaves went crunch under our shoes. |
| (2) Pun | a play on a word that has two meanings | The maths teacher said her new class was full of problems. |
| (3) Alliteration (answer) | the same first sound repeated in words that are close together | Bablu bought blue balloons for the birthday party. |
| (4) Simile | an open comparison of two different things, using “like” or “as” | Dadi’s rotis are as round as the full moon. |