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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 |
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उत्तर
| Lines | Figures of Speech | Explanation |
| 1. In wondrous merry mood. | Transferred Epithet | The adjective “merry” describes the person’s state of mind, but it is transferred to the word “mood”. |
| 2. They were so queer, so very queer. | Repetition | The words “so queer” are repeated for emphasis. |
| 3. And saw him peep within. | Alliteration | The sound of the letter ‘w’ is repeated in “without” and “within” (implied context from Oliver Wendell Holmes’ poem The Height of the Ridiculous). |
| 4. The grin grew broad. | Alliteration/Tautology | The ‘g’ sound is repeated in “grin grew”. (Note: In the context of this specific poem’s textbook exercises, this is often paired with Alliteration or tautology, depending on the specific answer key, but phonetically, it is alliteration.) |
| 5. And shot from ear to ear. | Hyperbole | An exaggeration; a grin cannot literally shoot physically from one ear to the other. |
| 6. He broke into a roar. | Onomatopoeia | The word “roar” imitates the actual sound being made. |
| 7. Ten days and nights with sleepless eye. | Transferred Epithet/Hyperbole | “Sleepless” is transferred from the person to their “eye”. It is also a Hyperbole because staying awake for ten straight days and nights is a massive exaggeration. |
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संबंधित प्रश्न
There are a number of literary devices used in the poem. Some of them have been listed below. Choose the right ones and write them down in the table as shown in the example. In each of the cases, explain what they mean.
| simile, metaphor, alliteration, personification. hyperbole, repetition, |
| 1. The Wedding-Guest stood still, And listens like a three years' child: | Simile; the wedding guest was completely under the control of the mariner |
| 2. Below the kirk, below the hill, Below the lighthouse top | |
| 3. The sun came up upon the left, Out of the sea came he | |
| 4. The bride hath paced into the hall, Red as a rose is she | |
| 5. And now the storm-blast came, and he was tyrannous and strong: | |
| 6. With sloping masts and dipping prow, As who pursued with yell and blow Still treads the shadow of his foe | |
| 7. The ice was here, the ice was there, The ice was all around |
Find an example from the poem that contain:
Similie
Pick out from the poem two examples of each.
Alliteration
Pick out from the poem two examples of each.
Metaphor
Identify the Figure of Speech in the following line.
They do not sweat and whine about their condition.
‘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.
Pick out lines that contain:
Hyperbole
The Figure of Speech ‘ Apostrophe’ exists throughout the poem. Pick out the line where the poet directly addresses.
the sea-shore
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Find from the poem, one example of the following.
Exclamation
Find from the poem, one example of the following.
Tautology
