Poem - The Spider and The Fly – Mary Howitt 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 - The Spider and The Fly – Mary Howitt MCQ Questions

1.
What figure of speech is used in the line
"Will you walk into my parlour?"
A.
Simile
B.
Personification
C.
Apostrophe
D.
Metaphor
ANSWER :
C. Apostrophe
2.
Identify the figure of speech in
"How handsome are your gauzy wings, how brilliant are your eyes!"
A.
Simile
B.
Hyperbole
C.
Alliteration
D.
Personification
ANSWER :
D. Personification
3.
What figure of speech is "Oh no, no," said the little Fly, "to ask me is in vain"?
A.
Hyperbole
B.
Anaphora
C.
Epiphora
D.
Apostrophe
ANSWER :
B. Anaphora
4.
Which figure of speech is used in "Your eyes are like the diamond bright"?
A.
Simile
B.
Metaphor
C.
Personification
D.
Oxymoron
ANSWER :
A. Simile
5.
Identify the figure of speech in the phrase
"thinking only of her brilliant eyes, and green and purple hue"
A.
Assonance
B.
Metaphor
C.
Consonance
D.
Imagery
ANSWER :
D. Imagery
6.
What figure of speech is in the line
"For who goes up your winding stair can ne'er come down again"?
A.
Irony
B.
Alliteration
C.
Anaphora
D.
Hyperbole
ANSWER :
D. Hyperbole