Read the unseen poem extract below carefully:
Line 1: "The wind whistled through the whispering trees,"
Line 2: "The sea was a raging monster in the night,"
Line 3: "Her smile was as bright as the morning sun,"
Line 4: "The ancient clock sneezed on the dusty wall."
Match each numbered line from the poem extract to the primary figure of speech it exemplifies.
- Line 1: "The wind whistled through the whispering trees,"Alliteration
- Line 2: "The sea was a raging monster in the night,"Metaphor
- Line 3: "Her smile was as bright as the morning sun,"Simile
- Line 4: "The ancient clock sneezed on the dusty wall."Personification
Answer
Line 1 matches Alliteration, Line 2 matches Metaphor, Line 3 matches Simile, and Line 4 matches Personification.
Line 1 contains the repeated consonant sound /w/ ('wind whistled', 'whispering'), which exemplifies alliteration. Line 2 directly equates the sea to a raging monster without using comparative conjunctions, forming a metaphor. Line 3 uses 'as bright as' to compare a smile to the sun, forming a simile. Line 4 attributes a human physiological reaction ('sneezed') to a clock, demonstrating personification.
Step-by-Step Solution
Key Concept
Identification of basic figurative language devices (alliteration, metaphor, simile, personification) in unseen poetry lines.