From the given options, select the Figure of Speech (Poetic Device) used in the expression:
"Matthew met Michael at the mayor's moor"
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Alliteration
Five words of "Matthew met Michael at the mayor's moor" open with the "m" sound.
| Option | What it is | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Simile | A simile compares two things using "like" or "as". The line makes no comparison. | The baby's skin was as soft as silk. |
| (2) Personification | Personification gives human qualities to a thing or idea. Matthew and Michael are people already. | The old house groaned in the storm. |
| (3) Metaphor | A metaphor says one thing is another to suggest a likeness. The line only reports a meeting. | My brother is a night owl. |
| (4) Alliteration (answer) | Alliteration is the repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words placed close together. The repeated sound gives a line rhythm and a musical quality and makes it stick in the mind. | Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. |
Contrast: alliteration is a matter of sound (the same opening consonant repeated in nearby words). A simile, a metaphor and personification are matters of meaning (a comparison, or human qualities given to a thing).