Match the examples in List-I with the appropriate figures of speech in List-II:-
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List-I (Examples) |
List-II (Figures of Speech) |
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(A) "He moaned to himself like some baffled, prowling beast." |
(I) Metaphor |
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(B) I had to wait in the station for ten days-an eternity. |
(II) Personification |
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(C) The smell of baking muffins welcomed us inside. |
(III) Simile |
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(D) "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair." |
(IV) Hyperbole |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) "He moaned to himself like some baffled, prowling beast." | (III) Simile | A simile compares two unlike things using "like" or "as"; the man is compared to a beast with "like". |
| (B) I had to wait in the station for ten days-an eternity. | (IV) Hyperbole | A hyperbole is a deliberate exaggeration; ten days is not literally an eternity. |
| (C) The smell of baking muffins welcomed us inside. | (II) Personification | Personification gives human actions to a thing; a smell cannot really welcome anyone. |
| (D) "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair." | (I) Metaphor | A metaphor compares without "like" or "as"; life is spoken of as a stair that has not been smooth or easy. |
Contrast: a simile says one thing is like another; a metaphor says, without "like" or "as", that it is the other.