Name the figure of speech in this line by Edward Bulwer-Lytton.
"The pen is mightier than the sword."

SimileCorrect answerYour answerOxymoronCorrect answerYour answerMetonymyCorrect answerYour answerOnomatopoeiaCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer C

Correct answer: C

"The pen" stands for writing and ideas, and "the sword" for war and force. Naming a thing by something closely linked to it is metonymy.

Worth noting

"Mightier than" is a comparison, but not with "like" or "as", so it is not a simile.

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Ten questions from Figures of speech, at your own pace.

Name the figure of speech in this line by Edward Bulwer-Lytton."The pen is mightier than the sword."