Question

literary device used in the line. " Sit like grandsire cut in alabaster''. pls tell fast ..... emergency .. its a line of merchant of venice

Answer 1

AnswEr :-

''Sit like grandsire cut in alabaster''

⇢ Simile

Explanation :-

A simile uses words "like" or "as" to draw a comparison.

Thus, the sentence here, is a simile.

Other Examples :-

• She is as innocent as an angel.
• Our soldiers are as brave as lions.
• The water well was as dry as a bone.

Reference :-

''Merchant of Venice'' by William Shakespeare.

''Why should a man whose blood I warm within/Sit like his grandsire cut in alabaster?" (1.1.83-84).