Question
1.What figure of speech is this? I think it is personification
"Death stands above me, whispering low I know not what into my ear."
simile
litotes
personification
metonymy
synecdoche
2.What figure of speech is this:The fog comes on little cat feet
This one I hav no idea-I thought it was personification but that's not one of the answers
simile
metaphor
synecdoche
litotes
metonymy
"Death stands above me, whispering low I know not what into my ear."
simile
litotes
personification
metonymy
synecdoche
2.What figure of speech is this:The fog comes on little cat feet
This one I hav no idea-I thought it was personification but that's not one of the answers
simile
metaphor
synecdoche
litotes
metonymy
Answers
Ms. Sue
You're right about the first one.
Hint for # 2 --It compares two unlike things -- and doesn't use "like" or "as."
Hint for # 2 --It compares two unlike things -- and doesn't use "like" or "as."
Julia
It would be a metaphor-is that correct?
Ms. Sue
Right! It's a metaphor.