Figures of Speech-Indian Seasons and A Tragic Story TNPSC Group 2 2A Questions

Figures of Speech-Indian Seasons and A Tragic Story MCQ Questions

13.
"to muddy roads
monsoons and mangoes"
Identify the Alliterated words used in the stanza
A.
monsoons and mangoes
B.
Muddy-roads
C.
Muddy - Monsoon
D.
None of the above
ANSWER :
A. monsoons and mangoes
14.
Spring Is pretty
but short and sweet
Identify the Alliterated words used in the stanza
A.
Spring-Short
B.
Spring-pretty
C.
Short- Sweet
D.
None of the above
ANSWER :
C. Short- Sweet
15.
Question 15-34 is from the poem 'A Tragic Story'
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
ANSWER :
A. Alliteration
16.
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
ANSWER :
D. Repetition
17.
Identify the figure of speech in
"But still it hung behind him."
A.
Irony
B.
Personification
C.
Simile
D.
Hyperbole
ANSWER :
A. Irony
18.
Which figure of speech is evident in the phrase
"And have it hanging at his face"?
A.
Metaphor
B.
Imagery
C.
Irony
D.
Personification
ANSWER :
C. Irony