Question

A.3. (Name and explain the figure of speech)
(2)
1)The singing masons building roofs of gold.
2) The civil citizens kneading up the honey​

Answer 1

1. The singing masons building roofs of gold.

Ans) Pathetic fallacy and/or Metaphor. This line is taken from William Shakespeare's play Henry V. In this context, this line refers to buzzing bees building their hive, which is brimming with honey. The industrious bees are compared with masons who are an integral part in civil constructions.

2. The civil citizens kneading up the honey.

Ans) Alliteration. This is because civil and citizens begin with the \ˈsɪ\ sound, thus the alliterative effect is created.

Answer 2

Answer:

1)The singing masons building roofs of gold.

The figure of speech used in the first line is metaphor.

2) The civil citizens kneading up the honey​

The figure of speech used in the second sentence is alliteration.

Explanation:

Metaphor is a word or phrase used to describe a person or something else in a way that is different from its normal use, in order to show that the two things have the same qualities and to make the description more powerful, for example ‘She has a heart of stone.’

Alliteration is the use of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words that are close together, as ‘She sang a song of sixpence.’  (The figure of speech used in the expression 'colorless cracks' is ‘alliteration.