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Lets define our figures of speech!
ă A simile is a sort of comparison made between two things using the words âlikeâ or âasâ.
ă Personification is the act of giving an inanimate object or animal (any non-human entity) features, traits or abilities of a human.
ă A metaphor is when a word or phrase is applied to an object or action in which the description is not to be taken literally (it is exaggerated).
ă Onomatopoeia is the use of words that are intended to describe a sound (ie: âcrashâ, âbangâ etc).
From your example; âHer early leafâs a flowerâ, we can see what figure of speech is being used.
Simile
⢠Does it use âlikeâ or âasâ to describe an entity?
Clearly, our phrase uses neither of the above words to do the mentioned intention, so it cannot be a simile.
Personification
⢠Does it describe a non-human object or thing to have humanlike characteristics?
The phrase uses the noun âherâ when referring to Mother Nature, which may count as personification.
Metaphor
⢠Does the phrase describe something in an exaggerated manner to which it is intended not to be taken literally?
The phrase claims that the âearly leafâ IS a flower, which is likely not to be taken literally, but more of a symbolic way of describing beauty.
Onomatopoeia
⢠Does the phrase describe a sound in the text using a descriptive, spelled-out word such as âthudâ?
No, the phrase has no form of sound.
From this brief analysis we can deduce that the phrase âher early leafâs a flowerâ is a metaphor and uses some extent of personification.
Hope this helps! :)
ă A simile is a sort of comparison made between two things using the words âlikeâ or âasâ.
ă Personification is the act of giving an inanimate object or animal (any non-human entity) features, traits or abilities of a human.
ă A metaphor is when a word or phrase is applied to an object or action in which the description is not to be taken literally (it is exaggerated).
ă Onomatopoeia is the use of words that are intended to describe a sound (ie: âcrashâ, âbangâ etc).
From your example; âHer early leafâs a flowerâ, we can see what figure of speech is being used.
Simile
⢠Does it use âlikeâ or âasâ to describe an entity?
Clearly, our phrase uses neither of the above words to do the mentioned intention, so it cannot be a simile.
Personification
⢠Does it describe a non-human object or thing to have humanlike characteristics?
The phrase uses the noun âherâ when referring to Mother Nature, which may count as personification.
Metaphor
⢠Does the phrase describe something in an exaggerated manner to which it is intended not to be taken literally?
The phrase claims that the âearly leafâ IS a flower, which is likely not to be taken literally, but more of a symbolic way of describing beauty.
Onomatopoeia
⢠Does the phrase describe a sound in the text using a descriptive, spelled-out word such as âthudâ?
No, the phrase has no form of sound.
From this brief analysis we can deduce that the phrase âher early leafâs a flowerâ is a metaphor and uses some extent of personification.
Hope this helps! :)
