Figures of Speech-The House on Elm Street TNPSC Group 2 2A Questions

General English Part-B Poetry

Figures of Speech-The House on Elm Street MCQ Questions


7.
Which of the following is true about the given line
"The house seems to be a bit brighter
I drive past the house almost every day
Not in the winter, spring, summer or fal"
i) Contains Alliteration
ii)Contains Assonance
iii)Contains Repetition
iv) Contains Smilie
A.
i)
B.
i) ,ii),iii)
C.
Both ii) and iii)
D.
All the Above
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ANSWER :
A. i)
8.
"Lights flicker on and off,"
Identify the figure of speech?
A.
Oxymoron
B.
Personification
C.
Irony
D.
Hyperbole
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ANSWER :
A. Oxymoron
9.

Match the following

List I List II
a) On and Off 1.) Metaphor
b) a ton of space 2.) Oxymoron
c) mysyterious place 3.) Personification
A.

a-2,b-4,c-1,d-3

B.

a-1,b-2,c-3,d-4

C.

a-1,b-2,c-4,d-3

D.

a-2,b-1,c-3,d-4

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ANSWER :

A. a-2,b-4,c-1,d-3

10.
"Lights flicker on and off,"
Identify the figure of speech?
A.
Metaphor
B.
Onomatopoeia
C.
Idiom
D.
Similie
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ANSWER :
B. Onomatopoeia
11.
"Beside the house sits a tree."
The figure of speech used in the above line is ?
A.
Alliteration
B.
Repetition
C.
Similie
D.
Personification
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ANSWER :
D. Personification
12.
"How could this be?
What happened inside that house?"
The figure of speech used in the above line is ?
A.
Rhetorical Question
B.
Paradox
C.
Metaphor
D.
Similie
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ANSWER :
A. Rhetorical Question