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:

Question

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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

Answer

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

Answer

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

List A	List B
A. Oxymoron	I. Inanimate objects are spoken as having life and intelligence
B. Hyperbole	II. Two opposite ideas are put together
C. Personificaton	III. An implied simile
D. Metaphor	IV. Made emphatic by one statement

List I (Expression)	List II (Figure of Speech)
A. The chocolate tasted like nectar	I. METAPHOR
B. The dark light was scary	II. OXYMORON
C. Going great guns	III. ALLITERATION
D. Young Major is the sunshine of the brigade	IV. SIMILE

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.

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