This question is based on General Literary Principles.
'One man with a head
shaven clean as a potato
whispered to the rising sun,
a red eye wiped by a tattered
handkerchief of clouds.'
Mtshali, 'Men in Chains
The figures of speech employed in the lines above are
Simile – A simile is a comparison using "like" or "as."
In the line "shaven clean as a potato," the man's bald head is being compared to a potato using "as," making this a simile.
Metaphor – A metaphor is a direct comparison between two unrelated things without using "like" or "as."
In "the rising sun, a red eye wiped by a tattered handkerchief of clouds," the sun is metaphorically described as a red eye, and the clouds are metaphorically compared to a tattered handkerchief, making this a metaphor.
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