Question

Explain figures of speech in the following
a) The swish of skirt in the dew
b) Nor yet at eve his note suspended,
Nor yet when eventide was ended.

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Answer 1

Answer:

a) Alliteration

b) Hyperbole

Answer 2

The figure of speech in the sentence is:

a) The swish of skirt in the dew

= Alliteration

b)Nor yet at eve his note suspended,

Nor yet when eventide was ended.

= Hyperbole

• Alliteration

This figure of speech is in which words, two or more neighboring words, have the same first sound.

• As in the above example, the repetition of the alphabet 'S' makes the same first sound for swish and skirt.
• Hyperbole:
• This figure of speech is used for exaggeration of an event or emphasis on a particular event.
• As in the above example, hyperbole is used to depict a suspended event.