Match the figures of speech in List-I with the sentences in List-II.
| List-I (Figures of speech) | List-II (Sentences) |
|---|---|
| (A) Irony | (I) Grandpa’s hands were as rough as the bark of the old jamun tree. |
| (B) Allusion | (II) At the school safety drill, the first-aid trainer fainted at the sight of a small cut. |
| (C) Simile | (III) On result day, Papa moved around the house in a calm panic, checking the website every two minutes. |
| (D) Oxymoron | (IV) Meena, our village’s Eklavya, learnt archery from videos without any coach. |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Irony | (II) At the school safety drill, the first-aid trainer fainted at the sight of a small cut. | In irony, the opposite of what we expect happens. The person who came to teach how to treat wounds faints at a small cut. |
| (B) Allusion | (IV) Meena, our village’s Eklavya, learnt archery from videos without any coach. | An allusion is a short reference to a well-known person, story or event. In the Mahabharata, Eklavya became a great archer by practising on his own, without a teacher. |
| (C) Simile | (I) Grandpa’s hands were as rough as the bark of the old jamun tree. | A simile compares two different things using “like” or “as”. Grandpa’s hands are compared to tree bark with “as rough as”. |
| (D) Oxymoron | (III) On result day, Papa moved around the house in a calm panic, checking the website every two minutes. | An oxymoron puts two opposite words side by side. “Calm” and “panic” are opposites. Papa looked calm but was very worried. |