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


7.
What figure of speech is used in the line
"And though his efforts never slack"?
A.
Personification
B.
Alliteration
C.
Metaphor
D.
Onomatopoeia
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ANSWER :
B. Alliteration
8.
The continuous turning and twisting described in the poem is an example of which figure of speech?
A.
Irony
B.
Repetition
C.
Hyperbole
D.
Simile
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ANSWER :
B. Repetition
9.
Identify the figure of speech in
"Because it hung behind him."
A.
Irony
B.
Simile
C.
Anaphora
D.
Repetition
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ANSWER :
A. Irony
10.
The poem overall contains which dominant figure of speech?
A.
Hyperbole
B.
Irony
C.
Alliteration
D.
Personification
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ANSWER :
B. Irony
11.
What figure of speech is used in the phrase
"And right and left and round about"?
A.
Alliteration
B.
Assonance
C.
Repetition
D.
Metaphor
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ANSWER :
C. Repetition
12.
The line "He mused upon this curious case"
contains which figure of speech?
A.
Personification
B.
Alliteration
C.
Hyperbole
D.
Irony
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ANSWER :
B. Alliteration