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Figures of Speech Observed in Poems

7. 

"Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit"
What figure of speech can be identified in the aforesaid line from the poem, "Where the Mind is Without Fear"?

A. Oxymoron B. Synecdoche C. Assonance D. Alliteration

Answer : D. Alliteration

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8. 

Identify the statement that best explains the use of metaphor in
"laugh till the game is played; and be you merry, my friend".

A. laughter is compared to a merry-making game B. game is compared to a merry friendship C. life is compared to laughter and merry making D. life is compared to a game

Answer : D. life is compared to a game

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9. 

In "On the day of Sicilian July, with Etna smoking"
The reference to SicilianĀ· July is an example of

A. Anaphora B. Metaphor C. Ellipsis D. Allusion

Answer : D. Allusion

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10. 

"How beautiful you are, Earth, and how sublime
How perfect your obedience to the light and how - noble is your submission to the sun"
What is the figure of speech used in the above lines?

A. Personification B. Metaphor C. Metonymy D. Simile

Answer : A. Personification

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11. 

Match the poetic lines under column A with t he figures of speech under column B and select the correct answer from the codes given below :

Column A Column B
a) You are the mouth and lips of eternity 1) Alliteration
b) About the fun of flying 2) Onomatoepia
c) In the boom of the tingling strings 3) Metaphor
d) The ship has weather'd every rack 4) Personification

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

Answer : C. a-4 ,b-1 ,c-2 ,d-3

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12. 

The line"'A slender tinkling fall that made" contains _____________

A. Allusion B. Onomatopneia C. Ellipsis D. Repetition

Answer : B. Onomatopneia

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