Poem - A Tragic Story – William Makepeace Thackeray TNPSC Group 2 2A Questions

General English - Unit VII: Literary Works - Figures of Speech, Appreciation and Analysis of Poetry, Lines of Significance (15 Q)

Poem - A Tragic Story – William Makepeace Thackeray MCQ Questions


1.
What figure of speech is used in the line
"There lived a sage in days of yore"?
A.
Alliteration
B.
Anaphora
C.
Metaphor
D.
Assonance
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ANSWER :
A. Alliteration
2.
The repeated use of "round and round" in the poem is an example of which figure of speech?
A.
Hyperbole
B.
Onomatopoeia
C.
Anaphora
D.
Repetition
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ANSWER :
D. Repetition
3.
Identify the figure of speech in
"But still it hung behind him."
A.
Irony
B.
Personification
C.
Simile
D.
Hyperbole
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ANSWER :
A. Irony
4.
Which figure of speech is evident in the phrase
"And have it hanging at his face"?
A.
Metaphor
B.
Imagery
C.
Irony
D.
Personification
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ANSWER :
C. Irony
5.
The phrase "All day the puzzled sage did spin"
contains which figure of speech?
A.
Hyperbole
B.
Alliteration
C.
Assonance
D.
Personification
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ANSWER :
B. Alliteration
6.
In "The pigtail hung behind him," the recurring mention of the pigtail is an example of:
A.
Repetition
B.
Anaphora
C.
Metaphor
D.
Hyperbole
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ANSWER :
A. Repetition