From the given options, select the figure of speech used in the line:
Before his board exams, Kabir vowed to give up cricket, his phone, all his friends and the second spoon of sugar in his tea.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Anticlimax
Kabir’s list grows bigger: cricket, then his phone, then “all his friends”. After these big sacrifices, it drops to “the second spoon of sugar in his tea”, a tiny thing that makes the line funny.
| Figure | What it is | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Climax | ideas arranged in rising order of importance | Sonu learnt to walk, then run, then win the state marathon. |
| (2) Anticlimax (answer) | ideas rise in importance and then suddenly drop to something small or silly | In one year Rahul lost his job, his house and his favourite pen. |
| (3) Irony | the opposite of what we expect happens, or words say the opposite of what is meant | The “No Parking” board was hidden behind a parked truck. |
| (4) Antithesis | two opposite ideas placed side by side in a balanced way | Our new fridge is big outside but small inside. |