From the given options, select the one which correctly identifies the figure of speech (poetic device) used in the expression -
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Simile
"Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale" compares life with a story told twice. Both are dull and boring (tedious).
| Option | What it is | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Personification | Personification gives human qualities or actions to something that is not human. Life is not shown doing anything human here. It is only compared with a tale. | "The flowers danced in the breeze" is personification. |
| (2) Simile (answer) | A simile compares two different things that share a quality. The comparison is made openly, with "like" or "as ... as". | "He is as brave as a lion" is a simile. |
| (3) Irony | saying one thing while meaning the opposite. The line means what it says: life feels dull. | "How kind of you," she said, as he took the last piece of cake. |
| (4) Oxymoron | An oxymoron puts two opposite words side by side. "Tedious" and "twice-told tale" agree in meaning. They do not contradict each other. | The hall fell into a deafening silence. |