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Difficulty: MediumPoetic Imagery and Figurative Language

Consider the poetic lines below:

"Her voice was a soft velvet ribbon
Winding through the quiet room."

Which figure of speech is primarily used to describe the speaker's voice?

  1. MetaphorAnswer
  2. B
    Simile
  3. C
    Paradox
  4. D
    Assonance

Answer

The correct figure of speech is Metaphor.
The correct answer is Metaphor because the line directly asserts that the voice 'was' a velvet ribbon, establishing an implicit comparison without comparative markers like 'like' or 'as'.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the poetic excerpt for figurative language structures.
The subject 'voice' is equated directly with 'a soft velvet ribbon'.
Identifying how the two elements are linked determines whether the comparison is direct or indirect.
2
Evaluate the presence of explicit comparative words.
No comparative words such as 'like', 'as', or 'resembles' are present.
The absence of 'like' or 'as' distinguishes a metaphor from a simile.
3
Conclude the precise device.
Directly identifying one object as another creates an figurative metaphor.
Metaphor asserts an identity between two dissimilar things to highlight a shared characteristic.

Key Concept

Metaphor vs. Simile in Poetic Imagery
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Poetic Imagery and Figurative Language

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