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Match the Figure of Speech in List A with their meaning in List B Lis…

Match the Figure of Speech in List A with their meaning in List B

	List A		List B
A.	Oxymoron	I.	Inanimate objects are spoken of as having life and intelligence
B.	Hyperbole	II.	Two opposite ideas are put together
C.	Personification	III.	An implied simile
D.	Metaphor	IV.	Made emphatic by overstatement

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → A – II, B – IV, C – I, D – III

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
A. Oxymoron	II. Two opposite ideas are put together	An oxymoron joins two words of opposite meaning side by side for a striking effect, such as "bitter sweet".	The crowd stood in deafening silence.
B. Hyperbole	IV. Made emphatic by overstatement	Hyperbole is deliberate exaggeration: something is said to be far bigger, worse or more than it is, to give it force.	I have told you a million times to shut the door.
C. Personification	I. Inanimate objects are spoken of as having life and intelligence	Personification gives human life, feelings or actions to things that are not human.	The wind whispered through the trees.
D. Metaphor	III. An implied simile	A metaphor compares two things directly, without "like" or "as". The comparison is understood, so it is called an implied simile.	The classroom was a zoo when the teacher left.

Match the Figure of Speech in List A with their meaning in List B

	List A		List B
A.	Oxymoron	I.	Inanimate objects are spoken of as having life and intelligence
B.	Hyperbole	II.	Two opposite ideas are put together
C.	Personification	III.	An implied simile
D.	Metaphor	IV.	Made emphatic by overstatement

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → A – II, B – IV, C – I, D – III

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
A. Oxymoron	II. Two opposite ideas are put together	An oxymoron joins two words of opposite meaning side by side for a striking effect, such as "bitter sweet".	The crowd stood in deafening silence.
B. Hyperbole	IV. Made emphatic by overstatement	Hyperbole is deliberate exaggeration: something is said to be far bigger, worse or more than it is, to give it force.	I have told you a million times to shut the door.
C. Personification	I. Inanimate objects are spoken of as having life and intelligence	Personification gives human life, feelings or actions to things that are not human.	The wind whispered through the trees.
D. Metaphor	III. An implied simile	A metaphor compares two things directly, without "like" or "as". The comparison is understood, so it is called an implied simile.	The classroom was a zoo when the teacher left.