Question

What figure of speech is be polite but be assertive to strangers?

Answer 1

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The statement you have provided is best said to employ personification or anthropomorphism. These two very closely related devices attribute human qualities to non-human entities. In your example, we are attributing the human characteristic of cynicism to the sea.

A metaphor is a device to compare or equate two things. It is often described as a simile without like or as.

He is the black sheep in the family. (metaphor)

Her eyes sparkle like the stars. (simile)

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Answer 2

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personification

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