Locate the gerund or gerund phrase and identify its noun function in the sentence. the greatest pleasure is giving. gerund or gerund phrase: noun function:

Gerund or gerund phrase: giving. Noun function: direct object.

Explanation: a verb form which functions as a noun, in English the gerunds end in "-ing." In the given sentence the gerund is the word "giving" and it is acting as a direct object (a noun phrase denoting a person or thing that is the recipient of the action of a transitive verb) because it answer the question "which is the greatest pleasure" (we can identify direct objects by asking "what" or "which" questions to the verb).

well people will have to mark your answer as the best answer. and from that u receive crowns.

~batmans wife dun dun

figurative language is a resource that fiction writers use to make better descriptions of what they want to write about or express. they can improve their stories, as they can elaborate more vivid and colorful sentences. this way, the reader will be able to have more detailed images in his/her mind.

places, objects, people and even feelings or emotions can be described with a lot of detail to metaphors, similes and personifications. making different kinds of comparisons to make a description more specific, as well as assigning human qualities to non-human objects (and vice-versa) can be very useful for science fiction writers.  

on the other hand, alliterations allow writers to elaborate more entertaining and creative sentences. it consists in using a sequence of words that start with the same consonant letter. they can be used to emphasize something important the writer wants to express, or just as a fun literary device.