CTET PAPER II 2019 · PYQ · Poetry / Figures of Speech · medium
The figure of speech used in the lines 9-10 is:
A.Personification✓ Correct
B.Metaphor
C.Simile
D.Irony
Explanation
Lines 9-10 read: 'And on a day we meet to walk the line / And set the wall between us once again.' The wall is being treated as something with agency that exists 'between us,' giving it human-like presence. However, considering the overall context where stones are addressed directly ('Stay where you are until our backs are turned'), the figure of speech of giving non-human objects human qualities is personification.
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