Question

Name the various Figures of Speech in the following.
Brave Macbeth, with his brandished steel, carved out his passage.

विकल्प

• Metaphor

• Litotes

• Climax

• Synecdoche

Answer 1

Synecdoche

Explanation:

Synecdoche:  Refer to the explanation of Synecdoche in the previous answer. Macbeth's 'brandished steel' represents his  'sword'. 

Metaphor: a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. 

Litotes: an understatement by using double negatives or, in other words, a positive statement expressed by negating its opposite expressions. 

Climax: is a figure of speech in which successive words,  phrases, clauses, or sentences are arranged in ascending order of importance, as in "Look! Up in the  sky!"