“if”: which of the following figures of speech is best exemplified in the following lines? “if you can dream—and not make dreams your master; if you can think—and not make thoughts your aim; if you can meet with triumph and disaster and treat those two impostors just the same; ”
a) simile
b) personification
c) metaphor
d) hyperbole

B. personification

Explanation:

The author of the lines gives human-like qualities to dreams, thoughts, Triumph, and Disaster, that those things would not normally have.

Similes compare two things using "like" or "as", and metaphors do the same, just without "like" or "as." Since nothing is being compared, those two options are out.

Hyperboles are exaggerations, such as "I've told you a million times." You haven't actually said it a million times but saying so gives an effect of your repetition of it. There are no exaggerations in the passage, so the only answer that fits is personification.

explanation:

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administration noun

the government of a country

affairs

events and activities relating to the government, politics, economy, etc. of a country, region, or the world

the corridors (of power)

the places where people use their political influence and major political decisions are made

government

the process, method, or effects of governing

play politics

to use politics for your own reasons, without caring about the effects on other people

political

relating to politics

political

interested or involved in politics

politically

in a political way

politicize

to bring an issue, organization, way of doing something, etc. to the attention of the public so that it can be discussed

politicize

to make someone more interested and involved in politics

politicking

political activity by someone who is only interested in doing things for their own advantage, not in other people

politics

the ideas and activities involved in getting power in a country or over a particular area of the world

politics

the profession of being a politician

politics

the ideas and activities used by people within a particular group to try to get power

public affairs

political issues that affect most people

public life

work that involves being known to a lot of people, especially in politics, but also in religion and education

public office

a job in the government that you have because you were chosen or elected

public service

work or important positions in the government, or in organizations controlled by the government

representation

in politics, the job of officially people and making decisions for them

sociopolitical

involving a combination of social and political matters

state

the government of a country

1.) is true

2.) is false