Allama Iqbal was celebrated as the "Poet of the East."

The sentence is an example of a/an ____________.

A

personification

B

allusion

C

metaphor

D

simile

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Example Sentence:

  • Allama Iqbal was celebrated as the "Poet of the East."

    • This sentence is an example of a metaphor.

Metaphor:

  • A metaphor is an implicit or direct comparison between two unlike things.

  • It describes one thing as being another, highlighting some shared quality, without using “like” or “as.”

  • Bangla: যখন কোনো বাক্যে দুটি ভিন্ন বা বিজাতীয় জিনিসের মাঝে পরোক্ষভাবে বা রূপকার্থে তুলনা করা হয়।

Examples of Metaphor:

  • "Life is but a walking shadow."

  • "She's all states, and all princes, I."

  • "Revenge is a wild justice."

  • "All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players."

Other Figures of Speech:

1. Simile

  • A simile explicitly compares two unlike entities using “like” or “as.”

  • Example: Her words are as sweet as honey.

  • Bangla: সুস্পষ্ট তুলনামূলক, উপমা।

2. Allusion

  • An allusion is an indirect reference to another work, historical or mythical person, or event.

  • Example: The winged boy I knew, But who wast thou, O happy, happy dove? (Keats: "Ode to Psyche")

  • Bangla: কোনো বিখ্যাত ব্যক্তি বা ঐতিহাসিক ঘটনাকে পরোক্ষভাবে উল্লেখ করা।

3. Personification

  • Giving lifeless objects or abstract ideas human-like qualities.

  • Example: The sun smiled down on us.

  • Bangla: নির্জীব বা জড় বস্তুকে ব্যক্তিরূপে প্রয়োগ করা।

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