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Identify the poetic lines where the following figures of speech are employed and complete the tabular column. - English

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Identify the poetic lines where the following figures of speech are employed and complete the tabular column.

Figure of speech Meaning Lines
Synecdoche A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa.
e.g. “The Western wave was all a-flame.
” The “Western wave” is a synecdoche as it refers to the sea by the name of one of its parts i.e. wave.
 
Paradox

A figure of speech in which a statement appears to contradict itself.

e.g. To bring peace we must war. Be cruel to be kind.

 
Onomatopoeia

A figure of speech wherein the word imitates the sound associated with the object it refers to.

e.g. Pitter-patter, pitter-patter Raindrops on my pane.

 
Rhetorical Questions

A figure of speech in the form of a question that is asked to make a point rather than to elicit an answer.

e.g. And what is so rare as a day in June?

 
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Solution

Figure of speech Meaning Lines
Synecdoche A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa.
e.g. “The Western wave was all a-flame.
” The “Western wave” is a synecdoche as it refers to the sea by the name of one of its parts i.e. wave.

On this warm summer day in May.

Here, warm summer is a synecdoche.

Inside it has a tone of space

Paradox

A figure of speech in which a statement appears to contradict itself.

e.g. To bring peace we must war. Be cruel to be kind.

It just sits there never getting small or growing tall.
Onomatopoeia

A figure of speech wherein the word imitates the sound associated with the object it refers to.

e.g. Pitter-patter, pitter-patter Raindrops on my pane.

Lights flicker on and off.
Rhetorical Questions

A figure of speech in the form of a question that is asked to make a point rather than to elicit an answer.

e.g. And what is so rare as a day in June?

How could this be?
What happened inside the house?
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