Question

The phrase "tradesmen's wagons were hurrying soundlessly" in line 6 is an example of A. simile B. metaphor C. alliteration D. hyperbole

Answer 1

Metaphor

Step-by-step explanation:

We define a metaphor as "a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable" (Oxford dictionary).

It is the attribute of a living organism to "hurry". The wagons can not "hurry" by themselves talk more of doing that "soundlessly"

Hence the figure of speech is a metaphor.