Question

Read the following lines from the poem you have studied and answer the question given below.

"The reddest flower would look as pale as snow"

What is the figure of speech employed in this line?

Answer 1

The figure of speech employed here is simile. A simile is a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind by using 'like', 'as', etc. Here, the poet compares the paleness of 'reddest flower' to snow by using 'as'.