Question

Bright you sparkle on your way;
O'er the yellow pebbles dancing,
Through the flowers and foliage glancing,
Like a child at play.
What figure of speech used

Answer 1

Answer:

Simile is the figure of speech.

Answer 2

The figure of speech used id 'Simile'.

• The extract is taken from the Poem "The River".
• It is written by 'Caroline Ann Bowles'.
• In the 3rd line, "Like a child at play", 'Like a child' signifies the use of a simile.
• A Simile is an interesting figure of speech that straightforwardly looks at two things involving the words 'as' or 'like'.
• Moreover, the Rhyme scheme has also been used in the poem.

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