Question

The expression "Yet you were once small as I" is a metaphor simile irony or perfonification

Answer 1

The figure of speech used in the expression 'Yet you were once small as I' is 'simile'.

Explanation

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.’

Metaphor is a word or phrase used to describe a person or something else in a way that is different from its normal use, in order to show that the two things have the same qualities and to make the description more powerful, for example ‘She has a heart of stone.’

Personification is the technique or practice of representing objects, qualities, etc. as humans, in art and literature. Poems, ‘The Brook’, ‘Song of the Rain’, and ‘Ode to Autumn’ are some famous examples of personification.

Answer 2

The expression "Yet you were once small as I" is a simile.

Explanation:

• Simile is a figure of speech which is used to compare two things with the word "as" or "like" or "than."
• In the given sentence, two persons are compared wit the word "you" and "I."
• Majorly, the simile is used to compare the animate and inanimate things. It is mainly used to compare and add humor to a sentence.
• This figure of speech is used in all the languages.