Question

Identify the figure of speech: "light from the woman's lamp fell on his forgiving eyes"

Answer 1

Answer:

Metaphor and Hyperbole

Explanation:

hyperbole as it exaggerates the his forgiving eyes

Answer 2

Answer:

Transferred epithet

Explanation:

• When an adjective of a specific noun or pronoun is transferred to another word, this figure of speech is known as transferred epithet.
• The adjective then describes the other word,
• For example: She had many sleepless nights.
• The line "light from the woman's lamp fell on his forgiving eyes" is taken from the lesson "Upagupta".
• Here, the dancer lowers her lamp to see who the person is.
• She sees a young ascetic lying on the bare ground and offers him shelter in her home.

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