Figures of Speech-The Ant and the Cricket TNPSC Group 2 2A Questions

General English Part-B Poetry

Figures of Speech-The Ant and the Cricket MCQ Questions


13.
Identify the figure of speech in
"We ants never borrow, we ants never lend."
A.
Parallelism
B.
Metaphor
C.
Hyperbole
D.
Irony
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ANSWER :
A. Parallelism
14.
What figure of speech is used in
"If not, you must die of starvation and sorrow."
A.
Irony
B.
Metaphor
C.
Hyperbole
D.
Personification
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ANSWER :
C. Hyperbole
15.
Identify the figure of speech in
"The ant's house was in a valley."
A.
Metaphor
B.
Simile
C.
Personification
D.
None of the above
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ANSWER :
D. None of the above
16.
He wished only to borrow;
He’d repay it tomorrow;
If not, he must die of starvation and sorrow.
Says the ant to the
cricket, “I’m your servant
and friend,
Which word rhymes with "borrow"?
A.
Follow
B.
Sorrow
C.
Morrow
D.
Hallow
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ANSWER :
B. Sorrow
17.
What figure of speech is used in
Away he set off to a miserly ant,
A.
Personification
B.
Metaphor
C.
Oxymoron
D.
Irony
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ANSWER :
A. Personification
18.
But we ants never borrow; we ants never lend.
Identify the figure of speech in above line
A.
Onomatopoeia
B.
Anaphora
C.
Assonance
D.
Onomatopoeia
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ANSWER :
B. Anaphora