Figures of Speech-Life TNPSC Group 2 2A Questions

General English Part-B Poetry

Figures of Speech-Life MCQ Questions


1.
"Let me but live my life from year to year"
The figure of speech used in the above line is ?
A.
Repetition
B.
Similie
C.
Metaphor
D.
Oxymoron
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ANSWER :
A. Repetition
2.

In the dim past, nor holding back in fear
The figure of speech used in the above line is ?

A.

Repetition

B.

Similie

C.

Metaphor

D.

Oxymoron

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ANSWER :

C. Metaphor

3.
"From what the future veils; but with a whole
And happy heart, that pays its toll"
The figure of speech used in the above line is ?
A.
Apostrophe
B.
Alliteration
C.
Personification
D.
Metaphor
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ANSWER :
C. Personification
4.
Which of the following is true about the given line
"To Youth and Age, and travels on with cheer."
i) Contains Personification
ii)Contains Hyperbole
iii)Contains Oxymoron
iv) Contains Smilie
A.
Both (i) and (iii)
B.
Both i) and ii)
C.
All the Above
D.
None of the above
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ANSWER :
A. Both (i) and (iii)
5.
"Not mourning for the things that disappear"
Identify the figure of speech?
A.
Litotes
B.
Apostrophe
C.
Irony
D.
Hyperbole
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ANSWER :
A. Litotes
6.
Which option is an correct example for Symbolism?
A.
high adventure
B.
year to year
C.
dim past
D.
the road's last turn
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ANSWER :
D. the road's last turn