Sclerotherapy for esophageal varices. Sclerotherapy for esophageal varices, also called endoscopic sclerotherapy, is a treatment for esophageal bleeding that involves the use of an endoscope and the injection of a sclerosing solution into veins.
Metaphors. This KS2 English quiz will test you on metaphors. A metaphor is a figure of speech. In his poem 'Timothy Winters', the poet Charles Causley describes a boy with 'ears like bombs', 'teeth like splinters' and 'eyes as wide as a football pool'. metaphor explains that a thing or person IS something else, rather than like something else. 1  The cat slipped through the grass like a stealthy tiger. 2  The cat was a stealthy tiger, slipping through the long grass. 3  The cat was as stealthy as a tiger. 4  The cat slipped through the grass as stealthily as a tiger.
Similes. This KS2 English quiz will challenge you on similes. Similes are comparisons. âLife is like an onion: you peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep, said the American poet, Carl Sandburg.'Life is like an onion' is a simile.s' or 'like a...' Similes can be used to bring your writing to life. Similes are similar to metaphors, so if you want to know the difference play our 'Metaphors' quiz in this KS2 English section to really get to grips with each of them! See if you can recognise the similes in this English quiz.