Match the Figures of speech given in List-I with their examples in List-II
| LIST-I (Figures of speech) | LIST-II (Examples) | ||
| A. | Hyperbole | I. | Dearth dwells in every nook and cranny of the slums. |
| B. | Simile | II. | The fair, funny, fragile looking waif |
| C. | Personification | III. | Malicious words are like bullets that tear through you. |
| D. | Alliteration | IV. | The husband's cruel desertion broke her heart into smithereens. |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A - IV, B - III, C - I, D - II
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Hyperbole | IV. The husband's cruel desertion broke her heart into smithereens. | Hyperbole is deliberate exaggeration for effect. A heart cannot break into "smithereens" (tiny pieces); the line exaggerates her grief. | I am so hungry that I could eat a horse. |
| B. Simile | III. Malicious words are like bullets that tear through you. | A simile openly compares two different things, using "like" or "as". Cruel words are compared to bullets with "like". | The soldier fought like a lion. |
| C. Personification | I. Dearth dwells in every nook and cranny of the slums. | Personification gives human qualities or actions to something that is not human. "Dearth" (lack, scarcity) is said to "dwell" (live) in every corner, as if it were a person. | The flowers danced in the morning breeze. |
| D. Alliteration | II. The fair, funny, fragile looking waif | Alliteration is the repetition of the same first consonant sound in words close together. The "f" sound repeats in "fair", "funny" and "fragile". | The big black bug bit the bear. |