General English - Figures of Speech

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Question - 1

"He lifted his head from his drinking, as cattle do".Mention the figure of speech used in this line?

  • A Simile
  • B Metaphor
  • C Personification
  • D Alliteration

Question - 2

"For the soul is dead that slumbers". Write the words of in alliteration?

  • A for-soul
  • B soul-slumbers
  • C soul-dead
  • D dead-slumbers

Question - 3

Speech that came like leech-craft.What is the figure of speech employed here?

  • A Metaphor
  • B Simile
  • C Allusion
  • D Oxymoron

Question - 4

"Life is real! Life is earnest".Bring out the words of alliteration

  • A Life-Life
  • B Life-real
  • C Life-earnest
  • D real-earnest

Question - 5

"And grave is not goal". Bring out the words of alliteration.

  • A And-grave
  • B grave-goal
  • C not-goal
  • D And-goal

Question - 6

"In the beginning was the word And the word was God". Mention the figure of speech used in this line

  • A Alliteration
  • B Allusion
  • C Simile
  • D Metaphor

Question - 7

"And I thought if the albatross And I wished he would come back, my Snake".Mention the figure of speech used in these line

  • A Allusion
  • B Simile
  • C Personification
  • D Metaphor

Question - 8

"O tongues of fire! you came devouring".Mention the figure of speech used in this line

  • A Simile
  • B Metaphor
  • C Allusion
  • D Oxymoron

Question - 9

"You'd treat if met where any bar is or help to half-a-crown". Bring out the words of alliteration

  • A treat-met
  • B where-bar
  • C half-crown
  • D help-half

Question - 10

"Still achieving, Still pursuing Learn to labour and to wait" Bring out the words of alliteration

  • A achieving-pursuing
  • B learn-labour
  • C Still-wait
  • D Learn-wait