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Like summer tempest, came her tears : is an example of:

Ametaphor

Bsimile

Chyperbole

Dirony

Answer:

B. simile

Read Explanation:

The line “Like summer tempest, came her tears” uses the word “like” to make a comparison between her tears and a summer tempest (storm).

📌 Simile = a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using like or as.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • Metaphor – comparison without like/as

  • Hyperbole – exaggeration

  • Irony – contrast between expectation and reality


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