Question

Figures of speech render beauty to language. Figurative language is often associated with literature and with poetry in particular. Write two examples each of Simile, Metaphor, Alliteration, Repetition to describe the City of Lakes.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Alliteration:

1. 'We have no time to stand and I stare.' Repetition of the sound of the letters'

2. 'Streams full of stars, like skies at night.' Repetition of the sound of the letter ^ prime s^ prime .

Simile:

1. 'And stare as long as sheep or cows.' Here, a direct comparison has been made to sheep and COWS.

2. 'Streams full of stars, like skies at night.' Here, a direct comparison has been made to the night skies.

Metaphor:

1. 'No time to turn at Beauty's glance. Here nature has been implicitly compared to a beautiful woman.

2. 'Enrich the smile her eyes began.' Here the blooming of flowers has been implicitly compared to a woman smiling.