Question

poetic devices: “settle like sterile clouds” Name and explain the figure of speech in the above line.

Answer 1

A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things in an interesting way. The object of a simile is to spark an interesting connection in a reader's or listener's mind. A simile is one of the most common forms of figurative language. Similes can be found just about anywhere from poems to song lyrics and even in everyday conversations.