Match the figures of speech in List-I with their definitions in List-II:-
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List-I (Figures of speech) |
List-II (Definitions) |
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(A) Metaphor |
(I) Giving human qualities to non-human objects or ideas. |
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(B) Personification |
(II) A phrase that combines contradictory or opposite words. |
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(C) Hyperbole |
(III) An imaginative comparison between two unrelated things without using "like" or "as." |
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(D) Oxymoron |
(IV) An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
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List-I (Figures of speech) |
List-II (Definitions) |
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(A) Metaphor |
(III) An imaginative comparison between two unrelated things without using "like" or "as." |
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(B) Personification |
(I) Giving human qualities to non-human objects or ideas. |
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(C) Hyperbole |
(IV) An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. |
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(D) Oxymoron |
(II) A phrase that combines contradictory or opposite words. |
(A) Metaphor → (III): An imaginative comparison between two unrelated things without using "like" or "as." Example: "Time is a thief."
(B) Personification → (I): Giving human qualities to non-human objects or ideas. Example: "The wind whispered through the trees."
(C) Hyperbole → (IV): An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. Example: "I’ve told you a million times!"
(D) Oxymoron → (II): A phrase that combines contradictory or opposite words. Example: "Deafening silence."