Let the worlds riches, which dispersed lie, Contract into a span. Select the correct the Figure of Speech from the given options and explain it. a) Repetition b) Antithesis c) Anticlimax
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Apostrophe
The apostrophe is a figure by which the speaker addresses some inanimate thing or some abstract idea as if it were a living person, or some absent person as if it/he were present.
e.g.
(1) O Luxury I thou curst by Heaven’s decree. How ill exchanged are joys like these to thee!
(2) Come back to me, O Helen, in the pride of thy beauty.
Antithesis
In Antithesis, a striking opposition of contrast of words or feelings is made in the same sentence. It is employed to secure emphasis.
e.g.
(1) Man proposes God disposes of.
(2) As is the sunset to an evening sky, so was Helen’s beauty to Troy before its downfall.
Alliteration
This consists in the repetition of the same letter o syllable at the beginning of two or more words.
e.g. (1) Full fathom five thy father lies.
(2) The loveliest lady in the alien land (Trey) was Helen.