Question

What type of figurative language is this?why?

the moon was ghostly galleon tossed upon a cloudy seas, the road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor

Answer 1

The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas,

 The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor,

 

Which technique is being used? Metaphor

 

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Simile, Metaphor, Personification, or Hyperbole

 

How do you figure?  Comparing the moon to a ghost ship without using "like" or "as."  Comparing the road to a ribbon of moonlight without using "like" or "as."