Question

. Frederick Douglass's use of the following phrase is an example of what figurative language?

"A still tongue makes a wise head."

A. Idiom
B. Hyperbole
C. Metaphor
D. Personification

Answer 1

Not Hyperbole, not Idiom, not Metaphor, so it must be Personification

Answer 2

"A still tongue makes a wise head" is an idiom. Option A is correct.

This saying may mean that someone who does not talk much, but listens to other people, probably has experience, knowledge and good judgement.

An idiom is a type figure of speech which should not be taken literally. It is established by usage that has a meaning not necessarily deductible from those of the individual words.

Idioms convey a particular sentiment, but they do not literally mean what the individual words themselves mean.