Identify the figure of speech used in : ‘The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun’.
Read the poem given below and answer the questions that follow.
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old Time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles today
Tomorrow will be dying.
The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun,
The higher he’s a-getting,
The sooner will his race be run,
And nearer he’s to setting.
That age is best which is the first,
When youth and blood are warmer;
But being spent, the worse, and worst
Times still succeed the former.
Then be not coy, but use your time,
And while ye may, go marry;
For having lost but once your prime,
You may forever tarry.
Identify the figure of speech used in : ‘The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun’.
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Correct answer: (C) Metaphor
Explanation
The sun is directly called 'the glorious lamp of heaven' without 'like' or 'as', which is a metaphor.