Read the poem given below and answer the questions that follow by selecting the correct/most appropriate options :
I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
Against the earth’s sweet flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray; A tree that may in Summer wear
A nest of robins in her hair; Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain. Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make a tree.
Identify and name the figure of speech used in ‘Poems are made by fools like me’.
Correct Answer :
Simile
Solution :
The correct option is Simile.
Explanation:
A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things, usually using comparison words such as "like" or "as".
In the line ‘Poems are made by fools like me’, the speaker compares himself to "fools" using the explicit comparison word "like". Therefore, the figure of speech used here is a simile.
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