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Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary EducationHSC Science Class 12

Read the line given below and answer the question that follow. “Life is hard; be steel; be a rock.” How should one face life? Identify the figure of speech in the above line.

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Read the line given below and answer the question that follow.

“Life is hard; be steel; be a rock.”

  1. How should one face life?
  2. Identify the figure of speech in the above line.
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Solution

  1. One should face life-like steel.
  2. Metaphor
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Chapter 5.2: A Father to his Son - Exercise [Page 166]

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Samacheer Kalvi English Class 12 TN Board
Chapter 5.2 A Father to his Son
Exercise | Q 4 a) | Page 166

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