Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Figure of Speech

Question:

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

List-I (Figures of speech)

List-II (Definitions)

(A) Metaphor

(I) Giving human qualities to non-human objects or ideas.

(B) Personification

(II) A phrase that combines contradictory or opposite words.

(C) Hyperbole

(III) An imaginative comparison between two unrelated things without using "like" or "as."

(D) Oxymoron

(IV) An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)

(A)-(I), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)

Explanation:

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

List-I (Figures of speech)

List-II (Definitions)

(A) Metaphor

(III) An imaginative comparison between two unrelated things without using "like" or "as."

(B) Personification

(I) Giving human qualities to non-human objects or ideas.

(C) Hyperbole

(IV) An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

(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."