EnglishFigure of Speech

Match the sentences in List-I with the figures of speech in List-II:-…

Match the sentences in List-I with the figures of speech in List-II:-

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → (A) - (II), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
(A) The stars danced in the sky	(II) Personification	Personification is a figure of speech that gives human actions, feelings or qualities to animals, objects or ideas, so that they seem alive. Here the stars are given the human action of dancing, which turns their twinkling into lively movement.	The old house groaned in the storm.
(B) She sells seashells	(IV) Alliteration	Alliteration is the repetition of the same first consonant sound in words placed close together. It gives a line rhythm and makes it catchy. Here the "s"/"sh" sound begins three words in a row: she, sells, seashells.	Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
(C) I could eat a horse.	(I) Hyperbole	Hyperbole is deliberate exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally. It stresses a feeling or a point. The claim is an obvious overstatement that stresses how hungry the speaker is.	I have told you a million times to shut the door.
(D) Life is a roller coaster	(III) Metaphor	A metaphor compares two unlike things by saying that one thing is the other, without "like" or "as" (with them it would be a simile). Life is called a roller coaster to show its sudden ups and downs.	The classroom was a zoo when the teacher left.

Match the sentences in List-I with the figures of speech in List-II:-

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → (A) - (II), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
(A) The stars danced in the sky	(II) Personification	Personification is a figure of speech that gives human actions, feelings or qualities to animals, objects or ideas, so that they seem alive. Here the stars are given the human action of dancing, which turns their twinkling into lively movement.	The old house groaned in the storm.
(B) She sells seashells	(IV) Alliteration	Alliteration is the repetition of the same first consonant sound in words placed close together. It gives a line rhythm and makes it catchy. Here the "s"/"sh" sound begins three words in a row: she, sells, seashells.	Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
(C) I could eat a horse.	(I) Hyperbole	Hyperbole is deliberate exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally. It stresses a feeling or a point. The claim is an obvious overstatement that stresses how hungry the speaker is.	I have told you a million times to shut the door.
(D) Life is a roller coaster	(III) Metaphor	A metaphor compares two unlike things by saying that one thing is the other, without "like" or "as" (with them it would be a simile). Life is called a roller coaster to show its sudden ups and downs.	The classroom was a zoo when the teacher left.