Identify the figure of speech in the underlined part of the sentence:
When the school bus broke down in the flooded street, Waseem waded through the waist-deep water with his shoes held high.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Alliteration
In the underlined part, the “w” sound opens “Waseem”, “waded”, “waist-deep” and “water”. To wade means to walk through water.
| Figure | What it is | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Onomatopoeia | a word that sounds like the sound it names | The dry branch broke with a loud crack. |
| (2) Assonance | the same vowel sound repeated in words that are close together | The rain made the lane grey all afternoon. |
| (3) Alliteration (answer) | the same first sound repeated in words that are close together | Chintu chased the chickens round the courtyard. |
| (4) Hyperbole | a big exaggeration made for effect | Riya has told me that story a hundred thousand times. |