ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
“Creeping like a snail” is an example of
A
metaphor
B
alliteration
C
personification
D
simile
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: Here’s ur answer! Creeping like a snail in seven ages is a simile which means the child does not want to go to school and his speed id walking is so slow that it is comparable to a snail. The child has a heavy bag in his back which is similar to the shell of the snail.

Detailed explanation-2: -Metaphor. In contemporary speech, the expression “a snail’s pace” is often used to describe a slow, inefficient process.

Detailed explanation-3: -Identify the literary device used in the sentence <> Creeping like snail unwillingly to school. Answer: Creeping like a snail in 7 ages is a simile which meabs that the child does not want to go ti school & his speed id walking is so slow that it is comparable to a snail.

Detailed explanation-4: -Creeping like a snail is a simile used in this poem and it means the child is going to school unwillingly. HOPE IT HELPS.

Detailed explanation-5: -The poet has used the phrase to signify that the child is walking very slowly because he does not want to go to school.

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