Question

‘His coward lips did from their colour fly
And that same eye whose bend doth awe the world
Did lose his lustre.’

The literary device used in the first line here is ______.

विकल्प

• metaphor.

• metonymy.

• personification.

• simile.

Answer 1

‘His coward lips did from their colour fly
And that same eye whose bend doth awe the world
Did lose his lustre.’

The literary device used in the first line here is personification.

Explanation:

The lips are described as “coward,” a human quality attributed to a body part. There is no comparison using “like” or “as,” so it is not a simile.