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 donkey sang like a star I. SIMILE
B. The stone smiled at me II. PERSONIFICATION
C. The lion listened longingly III. ALLITERATION
D. The Rose of the class IV. METAPHOR

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

List I (Expression)	List II (Figure of Speech)
A. The donkey sang like a star	I. SIMILE
B. The stone smiled at me	II. PERSONIFICATION
C. The lion listened longingly	III. ALLITERATION
D. The Rose of the class	IV. METAPHOR

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

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

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

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

✅ Correct Option: 1

'Donkey sang like a star' uses 'like' for comparison, making it a simile (A-I). 'The stone smiled at me' gives human qualities to a stone, making it personification (B-II). 'Lion listened longingly' repeats the 'l' sound, making it alliteration (C-III). 'The Rose of the class' directly equates a person to a rose, making it a metaphor (D-IV). This matches option 1.

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LIST-I		LIST-II
A.	Rays of the sunlight danced through the trees.	I.	He was a lion in the battlefield
B.	You are the apple of my eye.	II.	He hummed a beautiful hymn.
C.	She could handle ten thousand tasks in a jiffy	III.	Earth is a kind being.
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