Question

The moon has a face like the clock in the hall;'
The poetic device used in the given line is. a)Personification
b)Metaphor
c)Simile
d)Alliteration
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Answer 1

Answer:

I think option c is correct....

Answer 2

The poetic device used in the given line is a Simile.

• A Simile is called a poetic device/literary Device or Figure of speech.
• It is used to draw comparisons between two different objects by using the words " as or like".(as used in the given phrase/line)
• The moon has a face like the clock in the hall.
• A Metaphor is a similar Literary device used to compare 2 objects without using "as" or "like". For example: "He is the apple of my eye"→ a person is being compared to an apple.
• Alliteration- It is the repetition of initial consonant syllables of nearby words.For example: "She saw see-saw at the sea-shore."
• Personification is used to personify a non-living or non-human object i.e. referring to a non-human object as if it is human. For example: " The sunflowers danced in the garden".