Question

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

'... my manhood is cast-down in the flood of remembrance.'

The figure of speech in this line is
a) Simile
b) Metaphor
c) Personification

Answer 1

The figure of speech employed here is a metaphor. A metaphor is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. Here, the poet compares rush of memories to a flood of water.