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प्रश्न
In poetry, when words/ideas are arranged in ascending order of importance, the figure of speech used is called ‘Climax’. For example, Man should work for his family, his country, but most of all for God.
- Pick out two examples of ‘Climax’ from the poem.
उत्तर
- to go out and fight for it, work day and night for it give up your time and your peace and your sleep for it
- sweat for it, fret for and plan for it and lose all your terror of the opposition for it.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The poet uses alliteration to heighten the musical quality of the sonnet. Working in pairs, underline the examples of alliteration in the poem.
Like part one, the second part also has a number of literary devices. List them out in the same way as you had done in question number seven and explain them.
Find out the examples of ‘Metaphor’ from the poem.
Pick out from the poem two examples of each.
Simile
Pick out from the poem two examples of each.
Alliteration
Pick out from the poem two examples of each.
Metaphor
Match the lines with the Figures of Speech.
| Lines | Figures of Speech |
| 1. In wondrous merry mood | Tautology |
| 2. They were so queer, so very queer. | Alliteration |
| 3. And saw him peep within | Onomatopoeia |
| 4. The grin grew broad. | Repetition |
| 5. And shot from ear to ear. | Hyperbole |
| 6. He broke into a roar. | Repetition |
| 7. Ten days and nights with sleepless eye | Transferred Epithet |
Identify the Figure of Speech in the following line.
They bring me tokens of myself.
Pick out two lines that contain the following figures of speech.
Alliteration
- ________________
- ________________
Pick out lines that contain:
Pun
