Question

With candles and lanterns throwing giant scorpion shadows on the mud baked walls. FIGURES OF SPEECH​

Answer 1

Answer:

The poem “Night of the Scorpion” by Nissim Ezekiel is about the experience of the poet of a night when his mother was stung by a scorpion. ... Metaphor, personification, simile, imagery, hyperbole, irony and alliteration have been used in the poem.

Explanation:

Metaphor

1) The evil one

2) Giant scorpion shadows

Personification

1) Diabolic Tail

2) He risked the rain again

3) Flame feeding

4) Tame

Simile

1) Swarms of flies

Imagery-

1) Buzzed - Sound Imagery

2) Shadows - Imagery

3) They clicked their tongues- Sound Imagery

4) More candles and lanterns - Smell Imagery

Hyperbole

1) A hundred times

Irony-

1) The peace of understanding on each face

2) Sceptic, Rationalist

Alliteration

1) Parting with his poison

2) He risked the rain again

3) Poison purify

4) herb,hybrid

5) Flame feeding

6) More candles, more lanterns, more neighbours, more insects

Answer 2

Answer:

Hyberbole

Explanation:

The scorpions are exaggerated to have giant shadows,