Question : In the phrase "Time is a thief," what poetic device is being used?
Option 1: Personification
Option 2: Simile
Option 3: Metonymy
Option 4: Metaphor
Correct Answer: Metaphor
Solution : The correct option is D.
A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as." Here, time is being compared to a thief, implying that it steals or takes away moments or opportunities.
Question : In the phrase "The world is a stage," what is the poetic device being used?
Option 3: Metaphor
Option 4: Hyperbole
Question : In the phrase "The moon smiled down upon them," what poetic device is being used?
Question : Which poetic device is used in the phrase
"The darkness wrapped around him like a cloak"?
Option 2: Metaphor C: Simile D: Alliteration
Option 3: Simile
Option 4: Alliteration
Question : What is the Figure of Speech (Poetic Device) used in the phrase:
"The waves danced gracefully along the shore"?
Option 4: Onomatopoeia
Question : What poetic device is being used in the phrase "The wind howled its melancholic tune"?
Option 2: Hyperbole
Option 3: Onomatopoeia
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