Question

ink and blink chased lions down the stairs is which figure of speech​

Answer 1

The sentence given is :-

"Ink and blink chased lions down the stairs.."

Now, the quoted lines occur in the poem The Tale of Custard the Dragon by Ogden Nash.

In the given line, the words 'Ink' and 'Blink' refer to the kitten and the mouse respectively. The line states that the kitten and the mouse chased lions down the stairs. In this case, the kitten and the mouse have been attributed with characteristics typical of human beings, that is chasing something or someone away. Thus it is a personification.

Ans) Personification

Answer 2

The figure of speech is personification.

• Personification is where nonliving objects are characterised in a manner that they appear to be living beings.
• In the given phrase Ink is the kitten whereas, blink is the mouse who have chased the line down stairs.
• Since the kitten and the mouse have been associated with non living elements and also with human characteristics, like running or chasing aside thus, it's a personification.