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What figure of speech portrays the wharf’s ‘crooked legs stockinged in barncales”? where else do it occur? How do it further the description?

I not get this one I think the figure of speech be personification but I not get where else it occur and how do it further the description?

Yes, it's personification. People wear stockings, but the wooden supports of a wharf do not.

I get a vivid picture of barnacles clinging to the wooden "legs" like stockings.

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You're welcome, Mohammad.

The figure of speech used in the phrase "crooked legs stockinged in barnacles" is not personification, but rather a form of metaphor known as visual or sensory imagery. This phrase creates a vivid mental picture by comparing the wharf's legs to crooked legs covered in barnacles. Instead of giving human characteristics to an inanimate object (personification), it describes the appearance of the legs using a powerful and visual comparison.

To find out where else this figure of speech occurs and how it further contributes to the description, we need to examine the larger context in which this phrase is used. Unfortunately, you haven't provided any specific context or source. However, in general, this type of imagery is often used in literature to create a sensory experience for the reader.

By using the metaphor of "crooked legs stockinged in barnacles," the author is likely emphasizing the worn and weathered nature of the wharf. The mention of "crooked legs" suggests that the structure is old and perhaps unstable. The image of "barnacles" implies that the wharf has been exposed to the sea and has accumulated debris over time. Overall, this descriptive language helps paint a vivid picture for the reader, evoking a sense of the wharf's aged and weathered appearance.

To find out where else this figure of speech may occur, you would need to refer to the specific text or source from which this question originates. Reading the surrounding passages or analyzing the work as a whole would provide a better understanding of how this figure of speech is employed and what purpose it serves.