Name the figure of speech in this line.
"Grey hairs should be respected."

SimileCorrect answerYour answerOxymoronCorrect answerYour answerMetonymyCorrect answerYour answerOnomatopoeiaCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer C

Correct answer: C

"Grey hairs" stands for old people, by a sign closely linked with age. That is metonymy.

Worth noting

Nothing is compared with "like" or "as", so it is not a simile.

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Name the figure of speech in this line."Grey hairs should be respected."