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प्रश्न
Identify the Figure of Speech in the following line.
..... not one is demented with the mania of owning things.
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उत्तर
Tautology
Explanation:
This is because, the words ‘demented’ and ‘mania’ mean the same thing, that is, crazy.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
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.
Pick out one example of the following Figure of Speech.
Alliteration
The poem is entirely metaphorical. Pick out the comparison from the poem.
world - .............
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 |
Find out examples from the poem.
Antithesis
Find out examples from the poem.
Personification
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 ______
Pick out lines that contain:
Hyperbole
Pick out lines that contain the following Figure of Speech.
Metaphor
Complete the following examples of Hyperbole using words from the bracket below.
He runs faster than a ____________.
