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"

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Question

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

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

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

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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

Answer

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

Answer

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

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.

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 (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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