Question

Give the name of the figure of speech used: "For him, too, the estrangement was a bitter pill to swallow."

A . onomatopoeia
B . personification
C . alliteration
D . metaphor

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is D. metaphor

Explanation:

The meaning of metaphor is a word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to show or suggest that they are similar.

Estrangement is referred to as a "bitter pill to swallow" even though it is just another adjective , "bitter pill to swallow" is a rather metaphoric way to express that he couldn't bear the estrangement.

Also, onomatopeia refers to the process of creating a word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes eg-poof! zap! boom! etc.

Alliteration isn't an option as well cause we don't see any occurrence of similar letters

personification is also not an option cause , there's not a mention of referring anything with human like attributes.

Hope it helps :)

Answer 2

The figure of speech used in the sentence "For him, too, the estrangement was a bitter pill to swallow." is a metaphor. Thus, the answer to this will be option D.

• A figure of speech is a word or phrase that possesses a separate meaning from its literal definition. It is used to add to the quality of prose or poem presented.
• Onomatopoeia is the use of sounds, especially animal sounds, for literary effect. Words like roar, meow, etc. are commonly used in onomatopoeia.
• Personification is the assigning of human qualities to non-human things for literary effect. For example, "The winds sang to him." Here, the winds are being assigned the human quality of speech for literary effect.
• Alliteration is the repetition of initial sounds in successive syllables for literary effect. These are pretty common in tongue twisters. For example, "She sells sea shells on the sea shore". (Try speaking that aloud!) Here, the 's' sound is repeated for literary effect.
• A metaphor is when the qualities of two different things are compared without the use of 'like' or 'as'. For example "I'm a crumpled up piece of paper lying here." Here, the mental state of a human being is compared to a crumpled-up piece of paper.
• In the given sentence, estrangement is compared to a bitter pill or something which is hard to accept.
• Metaphor is one of the most used and one of the most beautiful of the many figures of speech.

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