Question

Sails like a ship’ is a____________
(1 Point)

Metaphor

Simile

Alliteration

rhythm​

Answer 1

Answer:

sails like a ship is a simile

Answer 2

The phrase is a simile

• The phrase belongs to the poem The Kite.
• The literary device used in the phrase is Simile.
• It represents a figure of speech used to add emphasis or clarity to a description by contrasting one object with another of a particular variety.
• It generally compares two different things using the terms - As or like
• For example:

1. Tom is strong as an ox. ( Comparison of Tom to Ox)
2. The child was as brave as a lion. ( Comparison of the child to Lion)

• In the phrase, the poet has compared the kite with respect to the ship.
• The comparison has been made, just as the ship sails in the sea, the same way a kite flies in the sky.

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