Figures of Speech-Your Space TNPSC Group 2 2A Questions

General English Part-B Poetry

Figures of Speech-Your Space MCQ Questions


13.
Identify the figure of speech in the line
"Speak gently, kindly, to the poor.
A.
Simile
B.
Metaphor
C.
Alliteration
D.
Personification
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ANSWER :
C. Alliteration
14.
Identify the figure of speech in the line
"The good, the joy, which it may bring."
A.
Simile
B.
Alliteration
C.
Metaphor
D.
Hyperbole
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ANSWER :
B. Alliteration
15.
"Speak gently" repeated throughout the poem.
This is an example of which poetic device?
A.
Repetition
B.
Metaphor
C.
Hyperbole
D.
Anaphora
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ANSWER :
A. Repetition
16.
Speak gently! – It is better far
To rule by love, than fear
Speak gently – let not harsh words mar
The good we might do here!
Find the rhyming scheme of the above stanza
A.
ABCB
B.
ABAB
C.
AABB
D.
None of the above
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ANSWER :
B. ABAB
17.
Speak gently! – Love doth whisper low
The vows that true hearts bind;
And gently Friendship’s accents flow;
Affection’s voice is kind.
Find the rhyming scheme of the above stanza
A.
BCBC
B.
BBCC
C.
BBBC
D.
None of the above
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ANSWER :
A. BCBC
18.
Speak gently to the little child!
Its love be sure to gain;
Teach it in accents soft and mild:-
It may not long remain.
Find the rhyming scheme of the above stanza
A.
EEEF
B.
EFFF
C.
EFEF
D.
None of the above
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ANSWER :
C. EFEF