Question

Please give explanation as well! Please help!!

Answer 1

1. here the group of children are implicitly (indirectly ) compared with army .
2. here, sky is indirectly compared with ocean.
3. here ,the computers are indirectly compared with dinosaurs
4. here , the man's sadness is indirectly compared with a sea
5. here, the child is indirectly compared with the light.

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Answer 2

Answer:

METAPHORS –

Metaphor is a literary device or figure of speech which includes usage of a phrase which isn't real but helps in comparing the situation.

An example -

➸ She cried an ocean of tears.

Here, the phrase "ocean" is used to compare how much she cried. Thus term is used to indicate the amount, hence it implies that she cried a lot.

ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS –

1. Uma came to the station with an army of children.
2. The clouds sailed across the sky.
3. The computers in our school are dinosaurs.
4. After he lost his job, he drowned himself in a sea of sadness.
5. My child is the light of my life.

➸ Sentence 1 : The phrase in this sentence that has been used as metaphor is "army of children." It has been used to indicate the number of children present with Uma on the station. It implies that Uma came to the station with a lot of children.

➸ Statement 2 : The phrase in the sentence that has been used as metaphor is "sailed across." It has been used used to indicate the silent drifting of the clouds in the sky. By using this metaphor phrase it also implies that the sky is like this sea - huge and beautiful.

➸ Statement 3 : The phrase in the sentence that has been used as metaphor is "dinosaurs." It has been used to indicate how old the computers of the school are. The what dinosaurs indicate very old and extinct organism. Hence, it implies that the computers in the school of the speaker are really old.

➸ Statement 4 : The phrase in the sentence that has been used as metaphor is "drowned himself in a sea of sadness." It has been used to indicate how sad he was. Drowning into a sea of sadness indicates that he was deeply sad and was in tension. Hence, it implies that when he lost the job he he became stressed and was sad.

➸ Statement 5 : The phrase the sentence that has been used as metaphor is "light of life." It has been used to to indicate the importance of the the person. Light is said to be a sign of happiness and joy. Hence, the sentence said by the speaker implies that his/her child brings happiness in his/her life.