CBSE Class 9 Answered
State the figure of speech used in the sentences?
They have swum a sea of grief.
Your argument is as clear as mud.
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Expert Answer
- Metaphor - Sea and grief are compared.
- Simile - Argument is compared to mud.
Irony - ‘Clear’ and ‘mud’ are opposite ideas and cannot be compared to each other. The speaker intends to be sarcastic by making such a comparison.
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