Read the following extract and answer the questions given below : Old women once were continents. They had deep woods in them. lakes , mountains volcanoes even even raging gulfs. When the earth was in heat they melthod , shrank, leaving only their maps, you cam fold them and keep them handy. who knows, they might help you find your way home. Name and explain the figure of speech in the following lines : Old women once were continents

Read the following extract and answer the questions given below : Old

1.	Read the following extract and answer the questions given below : Old women once were continents. They had deep woods in them. lakes , mountains volcanoes even even raging gulfs. When the earth was in heat they melthod , shrank, leaving only their maps, you cam fold them and keep them handy. who knows, they might help you find your way home. Name and explain the figure of speech in the following lines : Old women once were continents
Answer» Metaphor , implied comparison old women and continents.

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