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“I am the shadow on the ground” This is an example of which figure of speech?

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A metaphor is a rhetorical figure of speech that compares two subjects without the use of “like” or “as. ... Thus, in the binary pairs, the world is the “tenor,” the “ground,” and the “target,” while the stage is the “vehicle,” the ... nothing but the shadow of dungarees and the lava and ash of ... The scent of apples; I am drowsing off.
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The figure of speech used in the example provided is METAPHOR.

In literature, a metaphor is a figure of speech in which there is a hidden comparison between two unrelated things. For example, "I am a tiger" (figurative language).

In this case, the speaker compares himself with the shadow.

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