Question

'He made his pen his sword' is an example of:

• A. alliteration
• B. personification
• C. simile
• D. metonymy

Answer 1

Answer:

D. metonymy

• The sentence "He made his pen his sword" is an example of metonymy.

• Metonymy is a figure of speech in which one thing is substituted for another with which it is closely associated. In this case, "pen" represents writing or the power of words, and "sword" represents physical force or power.

• The sentence suggests that he used the power of his writing (pen) in place of physical force (sword).

• A simile is a figure of speech that is mainly used to compare two or more things that possess a similar quality. It uses words such as ‘like’ or ‘as’ to make the comparison. - As busy as a bee

• Personification is a type of figurative language in which non-human things are described as having human attributes - "The rain poured down on the wedding guests, indifferent to their plans."

• Alliteration is a literary device that involves two or more words that appear close together and have the same initial stressed consonant syllable - Good grief