LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

LINGUISTIC RELATIVITY

GENRE AND FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
“You are the thunder, and I am the lightning, “ is an example of which type of figurative language?
A
simile
B
metaphor
C
personification
D
None of the Above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The quote from the popular Owl City song, “You would not believe your eyes if ten million fireflies lit up the world as I fell asleep, ‘’ is an example of what type of figurative language? “You are the thunder, and I am the lightning, ‘’ is an example of which type of figurative language? Define hyperbole.

Detailed explanation-2: -The sentence, “Lightning dances across the sky, ‘’ is an example of personification because it is describing something nonhuman ("lightning") exhibiting a human quality or human-like action ("dances").

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