Question

The following is an example of what poetry term? My father was death coming after me for sneaking out.

1)

Imagery

2)

Metaphor

3)

Assonance

4)

Personification

Answer 1

Answer: 2) Metaphor.

Explanation: a metaphor is a figure of speech that consists in making a direct comparison between elements that aren't obviously related, in order to create an image in the reader's mind. In the given sentence we can see an example of a metaphor that compares the speaker's father to death (the comparison is made to express how the father would come after the speaker for sneaking out).