Read: 'The old house kept its silence like a closed book, and the wind turned its pages.' Which two figures of speech are combined?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. A simile and a metaphor with personification of the wind
- Step 1: 'like a closed book' compares directly with 'like', which is a simile. Step 2. 'the wind turned its pages' treats the wind as a reader and the house as a book, which is a metaphor with personification. Answer: A simile and a metaphor with personification of the wind. Why not the others: There is no rhyme or irony in the sentence.
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