Figures of Speech-The Stick-together Families TNPSC Group 2 2A Questions

Figures of Speech-The Stick-together Families MCQ Questions

7.
What figure of speech is used in
"For the children that are wisest are the stick-together kind"?
A.
Metaphor
B.
Hyperbole
C.
Alliteration
D.
Simile
ANSWER :
C. Alliteration
8.
Identify the figure of speech in
"There you find the gladdest play-ground, there the happiest spot to live."
A.
Simile
B.
Personification
C.
Metaphor
D.
Hyperbole
ANSWER :
D. Hyperbole
9.
Which line from the poem "The Stick-Together Families" demonstrates anaphora?
a) "The stick-together families are happier by far"
b) "Each with strangers likes to wander, and with strangers likes to play"
c) "That for smiles that are the brightest they must wander far from home"
d) "There are rich folk, there are poor folk, who imagine they are wise"
A.
a)
B.
c)
C.
d)
D.
None of the above
ANSWER :
C. d)
10.
Which line from the poem "The Stick-Together Families" does NOT contain anaphora?
a) "There are rich folk, there are poor folk, who imagine they are wise"
b) "Each goes searching after pleasure in his own selected way"
c) "Each with strangers likes to wander, and with strangers likes to play"
d) "And the finest of conventions ever held beneath the sun"
A.
a)
B.
b)
C.
c)
D.
d)
ANSWER :
D. d)
11.
Which line from the poem contains a metaphor?
a) "Each goes searching after pleasure in his own selected way"
b) "It's the old home roof that shelters all the charm that life can give"
c) "For the children that are wisest are the stick-together kind"
d) "They waste their lives in striving for a joy that's far away"
A.
a) & b)
B.
c)
C.
b)
D.
All the above
ANSWER :
C. b)
12.
What figure of speech is used in the line "And they travel far astray"?
A.
Alliteration
B.
Metaphor
C.
Simile
D.
Personification
ANSWER :
A. Alliteration