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
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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
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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

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ANSWER :

D. Apostrophe

4.
Which figure of speech is used in "Your eyes are like the diamond bright"?
A.
Simile
B.
Metaphor
C.
Personification
D.
Oxymoron
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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
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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
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ANSWER :
D. Hyperbole