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Select the option that matches the given words/phrases with the appropriate literary device used by the poet. Words i) Chatter; Babble; Murmur ii) Men may come and men may go but I go on forever

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Select the option that matches the given words/phrases with the appropriate literary device used by the poet.

Words Literary Device
i) Chatter; Babble; Murmur 1. Alliteration - the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
ii) Men may come and men may go but I go on forever 2. Onomatopoeia - the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
iii) fairly foreland; with willow seed; foamy flake; golden gravel 3. Inversion - reversal of the normal order of the words and phrases in a sentence
  4. Refrain - a word, line or phrase that is repeated within the lines or stanzas of the poem itself.

Options

  • i - 2, ii - 1, iii - 4

  • i - 4, ii - 2, iii - 3

  • i - 2, ii - 4, iii - 1

  • i - 1, ii - 2, iii - 3

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Solution

i - 2, ii - 4, iii - 1

Explanation:

Words Literary Device
i) Chatter; Babble; Murmur 2. Onomatopoeia - the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
ii) Men may come and men may go but I go on forever 4. Refrain - a word, line or phrase that is repeated within the lines or stanzas of the poem itself.
iii) fairly foreland; with willow seed; foamy flake; golden gravel 1. Alliteration - the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
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Chapter 2.1: The Brook - Exercise [Page 68]

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CBSE English Literature Reader Class 9
Chapter 2.1 The Brook
Exercise | Q 6. (d) | Page 68
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