Question

Read the line.

Pink, fragile, quick to fall

Notice the arrangement of the words in the line:

They move from healthy to delicate

This figure of speech is called Climax where successive words, phrases, sentences are arranged in ascending order of importance. Here, the cherry blossom turns pink, ripens and is ready to be picked.

Answer 1

“Pink, fragile, quick to fall”

the words are arranged in an increasing order of intensity from the blossom being pink, to becoming fragile, and finally being quick to fall.

Figure of Speech: Climax

Explanation: The ideas progress step by step towards a stronger or more significant stage.