Question

Name the figure of speech used in ‘ she was like the winter landscape in the mountains, an expanse of pure white serenity’​

Answer 1

FIGURE OF SPEECH

Given sentence :-

‘She was like the winter landscape in the mountains, an expanse of pure white serenity.’​

⇒The figure of speech used in the given sentence is "Simile"

More information about Simile :-

• Simile is used for comparisons.
• The comparison words used in simile are "as" and "like".
• Some more examples of simile are as follows :-

        → She is energetic like a sportsperson.

        → He was as brave as a lion.

        → As cold as ice.

Some other figure of speech are as follows :-

• Alliteration
• Metaphor
• Repetition
• Hyperbole
• Onomatopoeia
• Personification etc.

Answer 2

The figure of speech used in the given line is 'Simile'

This line is from the first chapter The Portrait of a Lady XI English Core book Hornbill. In this line the author, Khushwant Singh is comparing his grandmother's appearance, quality of spirituality to the white and peaceful winter landscape.

Simile is a word or phrase that compares something to something else, using words ‘like’, or ‘as’, for example ‘Her gown was as white as snow.’