Question

The fire roared to life. Is It a simile ,metaphor or personification

Answer 1

He is like a rocket on his bike.

Answer 2

Answer :

• Personification

Explanation :

A figure of speech that gives a non - human thing (living or non living) human qualities is called personification . As the name itself suggests , the thing is personified , i.e. given a person's quality.

In the sentence "The fire roared to life" , fire (a non human thing) is made to roar and it is not a quality of fire to roar . Rather , humans do roar (shout) . This means that fire is personified .

Simile :

A figure of speech in which comparison between two things are made using the word as and like .

For example : Ramesh is as wise as owl .

Metaphor :

A figure of speech in which comparison of quality between two things is made without using words like as or like .

For example : Camel is the ship of desert .