Name and explain the figure of speech in following line –
‘The waves rush in every side,’
Answers
The give quote, "The waves rush in every side," has been taken from the poem "The Inchcape Rock" by Robert Southey, a famous English Romantic poet. This quote occurs in line 4 of the 16th stanza.
The line "The waves rush in every side" uses Personification. Personification is a figure of speech in which an inanimate object is given the attributes of a living being. In this case, the sea waves are expressed as a living entity that is flooding through the decks of Sir Ralph the Rover's drowning ship.
The figure of speech in given line is
Personification.
- Figure of speech is word or phrase which intentionally deviates from literal statement to produce a rhetorical effect.
- It enhances the beauty of writing and makes the sentence deeper .
- It brings life to words, it not only shows the intent but also the purpose of using such language.
- There are different types of figures of speech.
- Personification is one of them, in Personification non living things, qualities, abstract ideas are mentioned as living things or humans.
- In this question, waves is considered as living things/human.
- Other examples of Personification: Sad Clouds surrounded the island, The car danced across the road.