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


13.
Identify the figure of speech in "And up and down and in and out."
A.
Simile
B.
Metaphor
C.
Repetition
D.
Onomatopoeia
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ANSWER :
C. Repetition
14.
The phrase "The pigtail stout hung steadily behind him"
includes which figure of speech?
A.
Simile
B.
Personification
C.
Hyperbole
D.
Alliteration
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ANSWER :
D. Alliteration
15.
What figure of speech is evident in
"Then round and round, and out and in"?
A.
Onomatopoeia
B.
Repetition
C.
Assonance
D.
Irony
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ANSWER :
B. Repetition
16.
The line "In vain–it mattered not a pin" is an example of:
A.
Hyperbole
B.
Metaphor
C.
Personification
D.
Irony
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ANSWER :
A. Hyperbole
17.
What figure of speech is used in
"The pigtail hung behind him" throughout the poem?
A.
Simile
B.
Metaphor
C.
Repetition
D.
Personification
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ANSWER :
C. Repetition
18.
Identify the figure of speech in
"But wondered much and sorrowed more."
A.
Hyperbole
B.
Alliteration
C.
Irony
D.
Simile
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ANSWER :
B. Alliteration