Question

Identify the figure(s) of speech in the following example.

"If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head."

apostrophe
implied metaphor
metaphor
metonymy
personification
simile

Answer 1

Fun xD

Answer 2

I noticed two so far, what are you thinking?

Answer 3

I think its a metaphor

Answer 4

metaphor and metonymy maybe?

Answer 5

I think so

Answer 6

would an implied metaphor be included?

Answer 7

metonymy is present, since it is substituting wires for hair.

If hairs be wires -> black wires

Answer 8

Hair is a human attribute, and it is being given to wire, so personification is also present.

Answer 9

Wire is also not literally applicable to wire, but it is being compared, therefore there is a metaphor.

Answer 10

Implied metaphor would work only if "If hairs be wires" wasn't mentioned. Implied metaphors only work if one of the terms being compared isn't directly mentioned.

Answer 11

So it would have to be just " black wires grow on her head."

Answer 12

Because in such a state it wouldn't be directly mentioning hair, but obviously referring to it.

Answer 13

thank you!