1.-a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in "she is like a rose." Compare metaphor. 2.-an instance of such a figure of speech or a use of words exemplifying it.
It means eyes, black like coal. Bitumen is the British term for coal.
A figure of speech
The figure of speech used in "Ba Ba Black Sheep" is alliteration, where the consonant sound 'b' is repeated in the words "Ba ba black sheep." This repetition creates a musical and rhythmic quality to the nursery rhyme.
(as) black as coal (as) black as coal Completely black; totally without light or color.
The Tagalog term for "figure of speech" is "larawang-diwa."
figure of speech according to categories
The streak color of coal is usually brownish-black or black.
figure of speech is a kind of a style. the credit of this is point of figure.
They are verbs
Coal is typically black in color.
Simile