From the given options, select the Figure of Speech (Poetic Device) used in the expression:
Ruin seize thee, ruthless king!
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Personification
Ruin means complete destruction. It is an idea, not a person. Yet here ruin is asked to "seize", or grab hold of, the cruel king. Only a person can seize someone.
| Figure | What it is | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Personification (answer) | gives human actions or feelings to an idea or a thing | Hunger knocked at the poor farmer's door. |
| (2) Pun | uses one word in two senses | I used to be a banker, but I lost interest. |
| (3) Simile | compares two things using "like" or "as" | The lake was as still as glass. |
| (4) Oxymoron | joins words of opposite meaning | The hall was in organised chaos before the function. |