CTET PAPER II 2021 · PYQ · Poetry / Figures of Speech · medium
'That on the ashes of his youth doth lie', Which figure of speech has been used in the underlined phrase?
A.Simile
B.Metaphor✓ Correct
C.Personification
D.Alliteration
Explanation
'Ashes of his youth' is a metaphor — youth is implicitly compared to a fire that has now burnt out, leaving only ashes. There is no 'like' or 'as' so it is not a simile. There is no human attribution to non-human entities (personification). There is no repeated initial consonant sound (alliteration). The implicit comparison of youth to a burnt fire/ashes makes it a metaphor.
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