Match List-I with List-II.
| List-I (Sentences) | List-II (Figures of speech) |
|---|---|
| (A) My little sister is the alarm clock of our house. | (I) Rhetorical question |
| (B) There was a cheerful sadness in our home on the morning of Didi’s wedding. | (II) Onomatopoeia |
| (C) With a loud whoosh, the first rocket of Diwali night shot into the sky. | (III) Oxymoron |
| (D) Is there anyone in our town who has not eaten at Sharma ji’s chaat stall? | (IV) Metaphor |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) My little sister is the alarm clock of our house. | (IV) Metaphor | A metaphor says that one thing is another, without “like” or “as”. The little sister is called “the alarm clock” because she wakes everyone up. |
| (B) There was a cheerful sadness in our home on the morning of Didi’s wedding. | (III) Oxymoron | An oxymoron puts two opposite words side by side. “Cheerful” and “sadness” are opposites. The family is happy about the wedding but sad that Didi will leave home. |
| (C) With a loud whoosh, the first rocket of Diwali night shot into the sky. | (II) Onomatopoeia | Onomatopoeia is a word that sounds like the sound it names. “Whoosh” copies the sound of the rocket rushing up. |
| (D) Is there anyone in our town who has not eaten at Sharma ji’s chaat stall? | (I) Rhetorical question | A rhetorical question is asked for effect, not for an answer. The speaker means that everyone in the town has eaten there. |