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(Simile/Repetition/Antithesis/Personification/Metaphor/Alliteration/Apostrophe) “If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs”

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Question

Identify the Figures of speech used from those given in the bracket.

(Simile/Repetition/Antithesis/Personification/Metaphor/Alliteration/Apostrophe)

“If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs”

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Solution

  • Antithesis: Use of two opposite ideas, ‘lose’ and ‘keep ’, in the same line for dramatic effect.
  • Metaphor: ‘head’ is indirectly compared to ‘a person’s calmness’.
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Chapter 3.1: If ... - English Workshop [Page 89]

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Balbharati English Coursebook Standard 10 Maharashtra State Board
Chapter 3.1 If ...
English Workshop | Q 8. (a) | Page 89
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