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प्रश्न
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 |
उत्तर
| Lines |
Figure of speech |
|
1. In wondrous merry mood |
Tautology Inversion |
|
2. They were so queer, so very queer. |
Repetition |
|
3. And saw him peep within |
hyperbole |
|
4. The grin grew broad. |
Alliteration |
|
5. And shot from ear to ear. |
Hyperbole |
|
6. He broke into a roar. |
Onomatopoeia |
|
7. Ten days and night with sleepless eye |
Transferred Epithet |
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संबंधित प्रश्न
You know that a metaphor compares two things by transferring a feature of one thing to the other.
Find metaphors for the following words and complete the table below. Also try to say how they are alike. The first is done for you.
| Storm | Tiger | Pounces over the fields, growls |
| Train | ||
| Fire | ||
| School | ||
| Home |
The poet uses alliteration to heighten the musical quality of the sonnet. Working in pairs, underline the examples of alliteration in the poem.
Find examples from the poem that contains:
Similie : _______________________________
Metaphor : ___________________________
Onomatopoeia : _____________________
Pick out from the poem two examples of each.
Onomatopoeia
Identify the Figure of Speech in the following line.
They do not sweat and whine about their condition.
Pick out two lines that contain the following figures of speech.
Alliteration
- ________________
- ________________
‘Pun’ can be defined as a play on words based on their different meanings. Example: ‘Writing with a broken pencil is pointless.’ In this poem, there is an example of Pun. Find and make a sentence of your own. Share a joke with the class where the use of ‘Pun’ creates humour.
Alliteration is the occurrence of the same sound at the beginning of words in a phrase, sentence, etc. such as ‘That life is lived it's very best.’
Find out more examples of Alliteration from other poems in your book.
Pick out lines that contain:
Alliteration
Pick from the poem lines which contain the Figures of speech.
Inversion
