Q. Read extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
I looked again at her, wan, pale
as a late winter's moon and felt that old
familiar ache, my childhood's fear,
but all I said was, see you soon. Amma,
all I did was smile and smile and smile........
(d) What is the figure of speech used in the first two lines of the given stanza?
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d) The poetic device used here is simile. '...wan, pale as a late winter’s moon...'
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Given below is the answer to your question.
d) The poetic device used here is simile. '...wan, pale as a late winter’s moon...'
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