Figures of Speech-On Killing a Tree TNPSC Group 2 2A Questions

Figures of Speech-On Killing a Tree MCQ Questions

7.
Which figure of speech is used in the line
"The source, white and wet"?
A.
Metaphor
B.
Simile
C.
Alliteration
D.
Personification
ANSWER :
C. Alliteration
8.
The line "It takes much time to kill a tree"
is an example of which figure of speech?
A.
Hyperbole
B.
Metaphor
C.
Personification
D.
Simile
ANSWER :
A. Hyperbole
9.
Which figure of speech is used in the phrase
"Years of sunlight, air, water"?
A.
Alliteration
B.
Assonance
C.
Personification
D.
Metaphor
ANSWER :
B. Assonance
10.
The line "Rising out of it, feeding / Upon its crust"
uses which figure of speech?
A.
Simile
B.
Alliteration
C.
Personification
D.
Metaphor
ANSWER :
C. Personification
11.
Which figure of speech is used in the line
"The most sensitive, hidden / For years inside the earth"?
A.
Simile
B.
Hyperbole
C.
Personification
D.
Alliteration
ANSWER :
B. Hyperbole
12.
Which figure of speech is used in the line
"Out of the anchoring earth; Out from the earth-cave"
A.
Assonance
B.
Oxymoron
C.
Alliteration
D.
Anaphora
ANSWER :
D. Anaphora