Question

What are the various figures of speech used in the poem the seven ages?give four examples choosing lines from the poem.

Answer 1

Similes: figures of speech that compares two unlike things, using the words like  or as . e.g : c re e p ing like s na il  s ig hing like furna c e • Alliteration: the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. e.g : a world too wide  for his shrunk shank • Metaphor: figures of speech that compares two unlike things, without using the words like  or as . e.g : bubble reputation  All the world’s a stage