the sea is our mother , the cloud is our brother. identify figure of speech
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a) Simile – In the line “The wind lies asleep in the arms of the dawn like a child that has cried all night,” the wind is compared to a child explicitly using the word 'like'. b) Metaphor – In the expression 'Sea is our mother', sea is compared to a mother.
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The wakening skies pray to the morning light.
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Personification.
2. The wind lies asleep in the arms of the dawn like a child.
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Simile.
3. The sea is our mother.
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Metaphor.
4. The cloud is our brother.
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Metaphor.
5. The waves are our comrades all.
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Metaphor.
6. He who holds the storm by the hair will hide in his breast our lives.
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Personification.
7. But sweeter, 0 brothers, the kiss of the spray, and the dance of the wild foam’s glee.
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Personification.
8. The low sky mates with the sea.
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Personification.
9. Rise brothers, rise, the wakening skies pray to the morning light.
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Personification.
10. The wind lies asleep.
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Personification.