Question

17. In the line "streams full of stars, like skies at night " the figure of speech is -
(a) alliteration
(b) simili
(c) metaphor. (d) irony
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Answer 1

Metaphor is the answer

Answer 2

The correct answer is (b) simile.

• Here, in the given sentence, it has been mentioned that there is a comparison between the streams and the skies.
• When we do a comparison between objects or things and say that they are similar by using the words like or as, the figure of speech used becomes simile.
• A simile is a figure of speech used in writing like in poetry, where two objects are compared to each other and some description is also mentioned. The words that are used for comparing are like, to, as, etc.
• Here, the figure of speech that has been used is (b) a simile.
• Hence, The correct answer is (b) simile.