" to all his creatures free." ( identify the figure of speech)
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The figure of speech is personification
Explanation:
Figure of speech is a word or phrase that possesses a separate meaning from it's literal definition.
Personification is a figure of speech representing an abstract quality of idea as a person or creature.
In the above example "to all his creatures free" , the creatures have been personified as free
Other Examples of personification are;
1. The flowers nodded their head cheerfully
2. Opportunity knocking at the door
TYPES OF FIGURE OF SPEECH
There are other types of figure of speech which include
1. Alteration - it is a figure of speech in which two consecutive words begin with the same consonant sound but not always.
Example of alteration
(i) Four fabulous fish
(ii) Go and gather
(iii) She sells sea shells on the sea shore
2. Simile - it is a figure of speech in which two things are directly compared.
Examples of simile
(i) as dark as the night
(ii) as blind as a bat
3. Metaphor - It is a figure of speech
Example of metaphor
(I) to get cold feet - means to become nervous
(II) to be an early bird- meaning to reach first
4. Onomatopoeia- it is a figure of speech that form a word from a sound associated with what is named. It mimics sound
Example of onomatopoeia
(I) Tick -tock
(II) Ding-dong
(III) Pitter-patter