Question

Name and explain the figures of speech in the following lines 1 . The opportunity knocked at his door​

Answer 1

Answer:

Personification is the figure of speech in the line 'Opportunity knocks at the door but once.'

Personification is defined as a figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to non-living or non-human things things, objects or organisms.

In the given sentence, the abstract concept of opportunity has been personified through the action of knocking.

Answer 2

Personification. Personification is when human-like abilities and qualities are attributed to inanimate objects, animals, abstract concepts etc.
Here, the abstract concept of an “opportunity” is given the human ability to “knock” at his door as a metaphor.
Again, this is a metaphor to describe how an opportunity came to him the same way a guest would come to his house by knocking on his door.