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Match the literary devices given in List-I with their meanings given…

Match the literary devices given in List-I with their meanings given in List-II:-

List-I (Literary Terms)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) Epic	(I) written in a regular rhythmic pattern
(B) Verse	(II) comparison between two objects having something common.
(C) Simile	(III) a long speech given by a person in a play
(D) Monologue	(IV) a long narrative /poem describing an important action

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
(A) Epic	(IV) a long narrative /poem describing an important action	An epic is a long narrative poem in a grand style that tells of the great deeds of heroes, wars and journeys, often of national importance. It is defined by its length and its great action, so it matches (IV).	The Mahabharata is an epic about the war between the Pandavas and the Kauravas.
(B) Verse	(I) written in a regular rhythmic pattern	Verse is writing arranged in lines with a regular rhythm (metre) and often rhyme, as opposed to prose. Its mark is the rhythmic pattern, so it matches (I).	Shakespeare wrote most of his plays in verse.
(C) Simile	(II) comparison between two objects having something common.	A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things that share a quality, using "like" or "as". The comparison is open and direct, so it matches (II).	Her smile was as bright as the sun.
(D) Monologue	(III) a long speech given by a person in a play	A monologue is a long speech by one character in a play or film, spoken to other characters or to the audience. One speaker and a long speech make it (III).	The actor's monologue in the last scene moved the audience to tears.

Match the literary devices given in List-I with their meanings given in List-II:-

List-I (Literary Terms)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) Epic	(I) written in a regular rhythmic pattern
(B) Verse	(II) comparison between two objects having something common.
(C) Simile	(III) a long speech given by a person in a play
(D) Monologue	(IV) a long narrative /poem describing an important action

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
(A) Epic	(IV) a long narrative /poem describing an important action	An epic is a long narrative poem in a grand style that tells of the great deeds of heroes, wars and journeys, often of national importance. It is defined by its length and its great action, so it matches (IV).	The Mahabharata is an epic about the war between the Pandavas and the Kauravas.
(B) Verse	(I) written in a regular rhythmic pattern	Verse is writing arranged in lines with a regular rhythm (metre) and often rhyme, as opposed to prose. Its mark is the rhythmic pattern, so it matches (I).	Shakespeare wrote most of his plays in verse.
(C) Simile	(II) comparison between two objects having something common.	A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things that share a quality, using "like" or "as". The comparison is open and direct, so it matches (II).	Her smile was as bright as the sun.
(D) Monologue	(III) a long speech given by a person in a play	A monologue is a long speech by one character in a play or film, spoken to other characters or to the audience. One speaker and a long speech make it (III).	The actor's monologue in the last scene moved the audience to tears.