Match the examples in List-I with the appropriate figures of speech in List-II:
List-I List-II (Examples) (Figures of Speech) (A) "He moaned to himself like some baffled, prowling beast." (I) Metaphor (B) I had to wait in the station for ten days—an eternity. (II) Personification (C) The smell of baking muffins welcomed us inside. (III) Simile (D) "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair." (IV) Hyperbole
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Match the examples in List-I with the appropriate figures of speech in List-II:
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| (Examples) | (Figures of Speech) |
| (A) "He moaned to himself like some baffled, prowling beast." | (I) Metaphor |
| (B) I had to wait in the station for ten days—an eternity. | (II) Personification |
| (C) The smell of baking muffins welcomed us inside. | (III) Simile |
| (D) "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair." | (IV) Hyperbole |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Solution
(A) "He moaned to himself like some baffled, prowling beast." → Uses "like" for comparison → Simile (III)
(B) I had to wait in the station for ten days—an eternity → Exaggerating ten days as "an eternity" → Hyperbole (IV)
(C) The smell of baking muffins welcomed us inside → The smell is given the human action of welcoming → Personification (II)
(D) "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair." → Direct comparison of life to a crystal stair without "like" or "as" → Metaphor (I)
Hence, Option 3: (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (II), (D) - (I) → Simile uses explicit comparison words (like/as), hyperbole exaggerates for emphasis, personification gives human qualities to non-human things, and metaphor makes direct comparisons without comparison words → correct
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