Question

name and explain the figure of speech
1. Tell me what is the present hour?
A green and flowery spray

Answer 1

The figure of speech of the given line is  Interrogation.

• The reason is that in the given line a rhetorical question is asked by the poet.
• A rhetorical question means that even though there is a question in the poem, it isn't directed towards the reader or the answer is pretty obvious.
• In this case, the writer himself answers the question so the reader isn't expected to answer. This makes it a rhetorical question.