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. The mountains sang in prayer I. ALLITERATION
B. The cute baby was like a doll II. PERSONIFICATION
C. The dictator dared David to play the drums III. SIMILE
D. Our monitor is a witty fool IV. OXYMORON

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

List I (Expression)	List II (Figure of Speech)
A. The mountains sang in prayer	I. ALLITERATION
B. The cute baby was like a doll	II. PERSONIFICATION
C. The dictator dared David to play the drums	III. SIMILE
D. Our monitor is a witty fool	IV. OXYMORON

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

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

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

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

✅ Correct Option: 4

'Mountains sang in prayer' gives human qualities to mountains, making it personification (A-II). 'Cute baby was like a doll' uses 'like' for comparison, making it a simile (B-III). 'Dictator dared David to play the drums' repeats the 'd' sound, making it alliteration (C-I). 'Witty fool' combines contradictory terms, making it an oxymoron (D-IV). This matches option 4.

2026: 11 May Shift 2

Match the figures of speech given in List-I with the expressions listed in List-II

	LIST-I (Figures of speech.)		LIST-II (Expressions)
A.	Personification	I.	"The child was a hurricane of emotions."
B.	Oxymoron	II.	"O Death! Where is thy sting?"
C.	Metaphor	III.	"Death lays its icy hands on Kings."
D.	Apostrophe	IV.	"Parting is such a sweet sorrow"

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2026: 21 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) The old house groaned in the wind.
(B) Metaphor	(II) Her smile is as bright as the sun.
(C) Personification	(III) Sly snakes slither slowly.
(D) Alliteration	(IV) The whole world is a stage.

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2026: 20 May Shift 2

Choose the expressions which are examples of the figure of speech--Antithesis:

A. To err is human, to forgive divine.

B. He had his jest, and they had his estate.

C. As spice flavours food, so variety makes life more pleasant.

D. Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice.

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2026: 20 May Shift 1

Identify the examples of the correct use of Metaphor from the following options:-

(A) He is the vulture of the state.

(B) She behaved like a child.

(D) The waves thundered on the shore

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2026: 21 May Shift 2

Choose the correct figure of speech used in the given sentence:

A bicycle can't stand on its own because it is two tyred.

2026: 14 May Shift 2

Fill in the blank by selecting the most appropriate option to complete the figure of speech, oxymoron:

The deafening ______ in the house after everybody was gone, made her cry.

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