Figures of Speech-Sea Fever TNPSC Group 2 2A Questions

General English Part-B Poetry

Figures of Speech-Sea Fever MCQ Questions


1.
Identify the figure of speech in
"And the wheel’s kick and the wind’s song and the white sail’s shaking":
A.
Personification
B.
Simile
C.
Alliteration
D.
Metaphor
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ANSWER :
C. Alliteration
2.
What figure of speech is used in
"And a grey mist on the sea’s face, and a grey dawn breaking":
A.
Simile
B.
Metaphor
C.
Personification
D.
Hyperbole
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ANSWER :
C. Personification
3.
Identify the figure of speech in
"for the call of the running tide / Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied":
A.
Personification
B.
Hyperbole
C.
Simile
D.
Alliteration
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ANSWER :
A. Personification
4.
What figure of speech is used in "the wind’s like a whetted knife":
A.
Metaphor
B.
Simile
C.
Alliteration
D.
Personification
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ANSWER :
B. Simile
5.
Identify the figure of speech in
"To the gull’s way and the whale’s way where the wind’s like a whetted knife":
A.
Personification
B.
Hyperbole
C.
Simile
D.
Metaphor
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ANSWER :
C. Simile
6.
What figure of speech is used in
"And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by":
A.
Metaphor
B.
Simile
C.
Personification
D.
Alliteration
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ANSWER :
C. Personification