Literary Devices

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From the following options, choose the sentence which is an example of an Epigram:

She laughed from ear to ear.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Camel is a crucial animal of the desert.

He is as proud as a peacock.

✅ Correct Option: 2

An epigram is a brief, witty, memorable statement, often with a contrast or apparent contradiction. 'Fools rush in where angels fear to tread' compactly contrasts fools and angels to convey a sharp truth, making it an epigram. Option 1 is an idiom, option 3 a plain statement, and option 4 a simile.

2022: 16 Sep Shift 1

From the given options, select the Figure of Speech (Poetic Device) used in the expression:

"Tom and Jerry share a love-hate relationship"

2022: 17 Aug Shift 1

From the given options, select the figure of speech (Poetic Device) used in the expression.

"Like angels from heaven the paratrooper landed on earth"

2026: 12 May Shift 2

Choose the correct figure of speech used in the sentence from the options given below:-

The daffodils bade the fly goodbye.

2022: 16 July Shift 1

Identify the figure of speech (poetic device) used in the given line:

The statue blessed all the travelers

2026: 24 May Shift 1

Select the correct Figure of Speech used in the sentence from the given options below:-

Here's the smell of blood still; all the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand.

2026: 20 May Shift 2

Choose the sentences which are examples of the figure of speech--Simile:

A. Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.

B. O my Love's like a red, red rose

C. The righteous shall flourish as the palm tree

D. Revenge is wild juice which destroys people.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

From the following options, choose the sentence which is an example of an Epigram:

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