Question

Complete the following table.

Sr.No.	Figure of speech	Line of the poem	Explanation
1.	Inversion
2.	Simile
3.	Repetition
4.	Onomatopoeia
5.	Antithesis

Answer 1

Sr. No.	Figure of speech	Line of the poem	Explanation
1.	Inversion	i. For many a false man as a friend Came knocking all day at my door	i. For many a false man came knocking at my door as a friend all-day
		ii. Then felt I like a child that holds	ii. Then I felt like a child that holds
2.	Simile	i. For many a false man as a friend	i. A ‘false man’ is directly compared to a ‘friend’ with the use of the word ‘as’.
		ii. And how their wives do hum like bees	ii. The ‘wives’ have been directly compared to ‘bees’ with the use of the word ‘like’.
3.	Repetition	When I had money, money, O!	The word ‘money’ has been repeated in line to highlight the importance of wealth.
4.	Onomatopoeia	And how their wives do hum like bees	The word ‘hum’ denotes the sound made by the wives as they constantly talk about their husbands working from morning till night.
5.	Antithesis	About their work from morn till night.	Two opposite words ‘morn’ and ‘night’ have been used in the same line to show that the poor men work all day long.