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Directions : Read the poem given below and answer the questions that follow by selecting the correct/most appropriate options :

That time of year thou mayst in me behold,
When yellow leaves, or none, or few do hang
Upon those boughs which shake against the cold
Bare ruined choirs, where late the sweet birds sang.

In me thou seest the twilight of such day,
As after sunset fadeth in the west,
Which by and by black night doth take away,
Death’s second self that seals up all in rest.

In me thou seest the glowing of such fire,
That on the ashes of his youth doth lie,
As the death-bed, whereon it must expire,
Consumed with that which it was nourished by.

This thou perceiv’st, which makes thy love more strong,
To love that well, which thou must leave ere long.

‘That on the ashes of his youth doth lie’,
Which figure of speech has been used in the underlined phrase ?

Options

A

Simile

B

Metaphor

C

Personification

D

Alliteration

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Correct Answer :

Option B

Metaphor

Solution :

The correct answer is Metaphor.

Step-by-Step Explanation:

A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using comparison words such as "like" or "as".

In the phrase "That on the ashes of his youth doth lie" from Shakespeare's Sonnet 73, the poet compares the remains of past youth directly to "ashes" left behind by a dying fire.

Because the comparison between one's past youth and burnt ashes is made directly (without using "like" or "as"), the figure of speech used is a metaphor.

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