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)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
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| (A) Metaphor | (III) An imaginative comparison between two unrelated things without using "like" or "as." | A metaphor describes one thing as if it were another to bring out a likeness between them. The comparison is direct: one thing is said to be the other, with no "like" or "as". Definition (III) describes this. | "Life is a journey." |
| (B) Personification | (I) Giving human qualities to non-human objects or ideas. | Personification treats a thing, an animal or an idea as if it were a person, giving it human feelings or actions (smiling, crying, whispering). Definition (I) describes this. | "The wind whispered through the trees." |
| (C) Hyperbole | (IV) An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. | Hyperbole is deliberate exaggeration used for emphasis or humour. The speaker does not expect to be believed word for word. Definition (IV) describes this. | "I have told you a million times." |
| (D) Oxymoron | (II) A phrase that combines contradictory or opposite words. | An oxymoron puts two words of opposite meaning side by side to create a striking effect. Definition (II) describes this. | A deafening silence filled the hall. |