Question

Figures of Speech Based on Resemblance

Answer 1

This exercise is about figures of speech.
1a - The non-human things that are referenced here are branches and breeze.

1b What does each do?

The breeze was blowing. Hence the representation "whispers"; while the branches were moving up and down; represented as "nodding".

1c What does man use to nod and to whisper with?

Humans nod with their heads and whisper with their mouths.

1d What figure of speech does this quotation use?

The figure of speech is deployed here is called "Personification".

“O liberty! O liberty! What crimes are committed in thy name!” Who is the speaker addressing?

Although she was looking at the statue of the goddess  of liberty when she made the above statement, Madam Roland - nee Marie-Jeanne Philippon was speaking to the people of France especially The Jacobins who were political extremists.

If a speaker speaks to an audience that cannot response to their oratory  what is it called?

Since the addressee cannot answer and the speaker did not expect an answer, the figure of speech that this refers to is called an Apostrophe.

What does it mean to have an Achilles heel?

A) An is simply a weakness or a proclivity.

B) You could also say it is a "soft spot".


C) Hence the above statement implies that the man’s enemies could find nothing that could hurt him except through his daughter. (Option 2)

(4) What is being compared in the sentence above?

The comparison is between a mirror and a man's manners.

What does the passage mean?

The passage means that A man’s actions reveal his nature. (Option 3)

What is the passage an example of ?

The passage is a good example of a metaphor. This is because is compares two elements that share no common physical characteristics without using the words "like" or "as".

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