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

Figures of Speech-Sea Fever MCQ Questions

13.
I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.
Find the rhyming scheme of the above stanza
A.
ABCC
B.
ABCB
C.
BBCC
D.
None of the above
ANSWER :
C. BBCC
14.
Find the rhyming word of "Flying"
A.
Crying
B.
Clear
C.
Call
D.
None of the above
ANSWER :
A. Crying
15.
I must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,
To the gull’s way and the whale’s way where the wind’s like a whetted knife;
And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick’s over.
Find the rhyming scheme of the above stanza
A.
ABCB
B.
AABB
C.
AAAB
D.
None of the above
ANSWER :
B. AABB
16.
Find the Rhyming Pair correctly
A.
Sky - by
B.
Shaking - breaking
C.
 Tide - denied
D.
All the above
ANSWER :
D. All the above
17.
What figure of speech is used in
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by;
A.
Alliteration
B.
Metaphor
C.
Assonance
D.
None of the above
ANSWER :
A. Alliteration
18.
Grey mist on the sea’s face
Above phrase is an example of which poetic device
A.
Oxymoron
B.
Imagery
C.
Assonance
D.
None of the above
ANSWER :
B. Imagery