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प्रश्न
Explain the Figure of Speech in the following line.
Rest in the bottom lay-PUN because _________________.
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उत्तर
One word - 2 meaning. Rest stands for what is left and rest stands for peace of mind.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
In pairs, find metaphors from the story to complete the table below. Try to say what qualities are being compared. One has been done for you.
| Object | Metaphor | Quality or Feature Compared |
| Cloud | Huge mountains of clouds | The mass or ‘hugeness’ of mountains |
| Raindrops | ||
| Hailstones | ||
| Locusts | ||
| An epidemic (a disease) that spreads very rapidly and leaves many people dead | ||
| An ox of a man. |
Find examples from the poem that contains:
Similie : _______________________________
Metaphor : ___________________________
Onomatopoeia : _____________________
Pick out from the poem two examples of each.
Metaphor
Pick out from the poem two examples of each.
Transferred Epithet
Pick out two lines that contain the following figures of speech.
Alliteration
- ________________
- ________________
Find outlines from the poem that are examples of the following Figures of Speech.
| Figures of Speech | Lines |
|
___________________________ |
|
___________________________ |
|
___________________________ |
In poetry, very often, there are lines in which the poet seems to talk directly to an absent person, an abstract idea, or a thing/object. Such a tactic/device used by the poet is the Figure of Speech ‘Apostrophe’.
For example,
Twinkle, twinkle little star ...
Death! Where is thy sting?
O, Caveman! I wish I could live with you.
Now, complete the following, creating an example of an Apostrophe of your own.
- O, Life! How ______
- Dear God, Please ______
- Books! You are ______
- Exams! I wish ______
- O, You beautiful sky ______
Identify the Figures of speech used from those given in the bracket.
(Simile/ Repetition/ Antithesis/ Personification/ Metaphor/ Alliteration/ Apostrophe)
With worn-out tools ____________.
Complete the following example of Hyperbole using words from the bracket below.
I shall come over in just a ____________
The Figure of Speech ‘ Apostrophe’ exists throughout the poem. Pick out the line where the poet directly addresses.
the sea-shore
- ____________
- ____________
