The sentence "The house was still asleep" employs personification, a figure of speech that attributes human qualities or actions to non-human entities. In this case, the house is described as being "asleep," suggesting a state of quietness or inactivity, which is a human characteristic. This figurative language enhances the imagery and evokes a sense of calmness associated with the house.
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The figure of speech is the phrase "off your hands".
alliteration
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Someone's temper cannot really be "stormy". There are no dark clouds, lightning flashes, forceful winds. So stormy temper is a figure of speech.
Adjective; it is describing the student.
Hyprbole
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Figure of speech is the use of word or phrase to interpret a certain idea. The second figure of speech means, continuing the same sentence or making a comparison with the idea in the previous sentence.
The figure of speech is the phrase "off your hands".
metaphor
Yes, "It rained all night." is a complete sentence.
alliteration
"asleep" is a verb
A synechdoche is used in this sentence. A synechdoche is a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa.
Asleep is a predicate nominative.
SIMILE