Literary Devices

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Match the Expression given in List I with Figure of Speech given in List II

List I (Expression) List II (Figure of Speech)
A. Smitha is calm like the moon I. SIMILE
B. The camel is the ship of the desert II. METAPHOR
C. Seema smells of shampoo on sunny Sundays III. ALLITERATION
D. The dancing tree rejoiced in the rain IV. PERSONIFICATION

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

List I (Expression)	List II (Figure of Speech)
A. Smitha is calm like the moon	I. SIMILE
B. The camel is the ship of the desert	II. METAPHOR
C. Seema smells of shampoo on sunny Sundays	III. ALLITERATION
D. The dancing tree rejoiced in the rain	IV. PERSONIFICATION

A- I, B- II, C- III, D-IV

A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I

A- I, B-III, C-IV, D-II

A-III, B-II, C- I, D-IV

✅ Correct Option: 1

'Calm like the moon' uses 'like' for comparison, making it a simile (A-I). 'Camel is the ship of the desert' directly equates two things without 'like/as', making it a metaphor (B-II). 'Seema smells of shampoo on sunny Sundays' repeats the 's' sound, making it alliteration (C-III). 'The dancing tree rejoiced' gives human qualities to a tree, making it personification (D-IV). This matches option 1.

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The news was a dagger to his heart

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2026: 20 May Shift 1

Match the expressions given in List-I with the correct figures of speech they illustrate given in List-II

List-I	List-II
(A) Visible darkness	(I) simile
(B) She is the star of our family	(II) metaphor
(C) I spent a sleepless night.	(III) oxymoron
(D) That baby boy is like a teddy bear.	(IV) transferred epithet

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2026: 19 May Shift 1

Match the figures of speech given in List-I with the sentences given in List-II.

List-I (Figures of Speech)	List-II (Sentences)
(A) Simile	(I) He runs faster than the wind.
(B) Personification	(II) He fought like a lion in the battle.
(C) Metaphor	(III) The moon smiled down on the earth.
(D) Hyperbole	(IV) She is the nightingale of our class.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2022: 16 Sep Shift 1

From the given options, select the Figure of Speech (Poetic Device) used in the expression:

"Chandu's uniform fits him like a glove"

2022: 5 Aug Shift 1

From the given options, select the one which correctly identifies the figure of speech (poetic device) used in the expression:

The righteous shall flourish as the palm tree

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