Q6. Find an example of the following figures of speech from the lesson 'The Letter to God'.
1) Personification
2) Simile
3) Metaphor
Solution:
1. Personification - flowers that always promised a good harvest ( An animate thing like flower is said to have promised. So, flower has been personified. )
1. Personification - flowers that always promised a good harvest ( An animate thing like flower is said to have promised. So, flower has been personified. )
2. Simile - The field was white, as if covered with salt. ( The white field has been compared to salt using as. So, it is a simile. )
3. Metaphor - The big drops are ten cent pieces and the little ones are five. ( Rain has been compared to money without using as or like. So, it is a metaphor. )
3. Metaphor - The big drops are ten cent pieces and the little ones are five. ( Rain has been compared to money without using as or like. So, it is a metaphor. )