Question

The main idea or moral principle that forms the basis for a story is its _____.

plot
theme
denouement
climax

What figure of speech is used in describing winter as an old man with a white, frosty beard?
simile
metaphor
personification

What figure of speech is used in the expression "happy as a lark"?
simile
metaphor
personification

Answer 1

Answers:

1. The main idea or moral principle that forms the basis for a story is its _____. The correct answer is "Theme".

2. What figure of speech is used in describing winter as an old man with a white, frosty beard? The correct answer is "personification".

3. What figure of speech is used in the expression "happy as a lark"? The correct answer is "simile".

Answer 2

1. The correct answer is 'theme'.
2. That is a 'personification', because it means bringing inanimate objects/concepts to life. Winter is not alive, but it is represented as an old man.
3. This is a 'simile', they have the form using 'as', or 'like'.