What are the figures of speech used in the brook?

Answer 1

The first figure of speech used in the poem "A River" is IMAGERY.The poet gives us an pictorial idea of the flood stricken Madurai.

The second figure of speech used is SIMILE which is depicted by "the wet stones glistening like sleepy crocodiles" and "the dry ones shaven like water buffaloes lounging in the sun".

Answer 2

personification is the main figure of speech used

other figure of speech are:

1.onomatopoeia in "i bubble into eddying bays"

"i babble on the pabble"

2.alliteration in "sudden sally"

"twenty thorpes"

"fairy foreland"

"chatter chatter"

"foamy fiake" etc

3.rhythm in "i come from haunt..............to bicker down a valley"

4.refrain "for men may come or men may go but i go on for ever"

5. image in "i come from haunt of coot and hern"

6.assonance in "i linger on my shringly bars

i loiter around my creces"

Answer 3

The figures in the poem are ''only those, who create trees without a seed, actually get to process yoghurt''.

Answer 4

alliteration

Answer 5

imagery, simile, metaphore