CBSE Class 10 Answered

1. metaphor

Metaphor is a figure of speech which makes a direct equation between two things which share similar qualities.

 "All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players."

 Shakespeare, As You Like It

2.  Alliteration

Alliteration is the repetition of sound of words which are in a sequence or which are close to each other.

 Susie suddenly sounds serious on the phone. (The consonant sound 's‘ is repeated for a pleasing effect.)

3.simile

Simile is a figure of speech which directly compares two things which may have similar qualities by using 'like' or 'as'.

 "She entered with ungainly struggle like some huge awkward chicken, torn, squawking, out of its coop."

 -Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Three Gables

4.Personification

Personification is a figure of speech where human qualities or activities are attributed to animals, non-living things or abstract ideas.

 "When well-apparelled April on the heel Of limping winter treads."

 -Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet