what do you make,o ye goldsmiths?
wristlet and ankletand ring,
frail as a dragon-fly's wing,
girdles of gold for the dancers,
scabbards of gold for the king
2006-08-21 01:32:52 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
That's by Sarojini Naidu....
"frail as a dragon-fly's wing" is a simile (a comparison between two things that have similar characteristics. Those are easy to spot...just look for words like "like" or "as" when things are being compared.
"girdles of gold" is an alliteration (when two or or more words close together start with the same letter and sound...can't use it in guitar gigolo...)
the two lines "girdles of gold for the dancers,scabbards of gold for the king" together form an isocolon. That's a repetition of clauses of equal length and corresponding grammatical structure.
Ok, hope that helped.
That hurt my head...haven't thought about figures of speech in years.
2006-08-21 02:20:39 · answer #1 · answered by spindoccc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Frail as a dragonfly's wing would be a simile.
Similes occur when the author compares two things together, such as frailty and a dragonfly's wing.
2006-08-21 01:50:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-30 22:30:16 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like the works of Rufus T. Firefly or Captain Spaulding!
2006-08-21 01:40:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
'frail as a dragon-fly's wing' would be the figure of speech, because anything that was literally that frail would break if you touched it.
2006-08-21 01:39:37 · answer #5 · answered by mischugenah 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This might be feasible
2016-08-08 13:05:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋