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 ?
The phrase "ashes of his youth" employs the figure of speech known as a metaphor, which is why Option 2 is the correct answer. A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes an implicit, implied, or hidden comparison between two unrelated things that share some common characteristics. In this case, "ashes of his youth" metaphorically compares the remnants of one's youthful vigor and vitality to ashes, suggesting that youth…Read More
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