Question : What is the Figure of Speech (Poetic Device) employed in the phrase:
"Her laughter was music to his ears"?
Option 1: Personification
Option 2: Metaphor
Option 3: Simile
Option 4: Hyperbole
Correct Answer: Metaphor
Solution : The correct answer is option 2.
This is a metaphor because it directly compares her laughter to music without using "like" or "as." It suggests that her laughter brings joy and pleasure similar to how music does.
Question : In the phrase "The moon smiled down upon them," what poetic device is being used?
Option 2: Simile
Option 3: Metaphor
Question : What is the Figure of Speech (Poetic Device) used in the phrase:
"The waves danced gracefully along the shore"?
Option 4: Onomatopoeia
Question : In the phrase "The world is a stage," what is the poetic device being used?
Question : Which poetic device is used in the phrase "The silence was deafening"?
Option 2: Hyperbole
Option 4: Oxymoron
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 4: Alliteration
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