Question

Identify the figure of speech.
(1) Men may come and men may go, but l go on forever.
(2) O death! Where is thy string? O grave! Where is thy victory?

Answer 1

Answer: 1) Repetition

2) Apostrophe

Explanation: The first line has been taken from the poem 'The Brook' by Alfred Lord Tennyson . This line has been repeated 4 times in the poetry , hence creating a special effect in the poetry . So, the figure of speech is called repetition .

2) The second line uses a figure of speech called apostrophe . In this figure of speech , in exclamation is made to a non living thing such that it pretends like it was a living one. The main identification of this figure of speech is usage of an exclamation mark . So anywhere , an exclamation mark is used for a non - living thing , it is an apostrophe .

Answer 2

Answer:

For men may come for men may go,but I go on for ever explain figure of speech