Question

It was roses, roses all the way. Which figure of speech is this ___. a. Simile b. Metaphor c. Imagery​

Answer 1

Metaphor:

The use of roses in the first stanza symbolizes people's love and affection towards him. The celebratory attitude of the people and their honouring the Patriot has been metamorphosed as roses. Glory, power, and immortality have been metamorphosed as the sun.

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Answer 2

The figure of speech is b. Metaphor.

Given sentence: It was roses, roses all the way. Its figure of speech is explained below:

• In this statement, roses all the way is said, which means smooth road.
• It implies that the road is without any obstacles, an easy way.
• Here, the comparison is made between smooth road and roses. Roses implies a smooth road while thorns will imply a difficult one.
• But, the comparison is indirect. Hence, this is a metaphor.
• a. Simile: Simile shows a direct comparison by using words such as like, as, etc.
• c. Imagery​: Imaginary situation is depicted, however, here, no imagination is portrayed.