Match the sentences in List-I with the figures of speech in List-II.
| List-I (Sentences) | List-II (Figures of speech) |
|---|---|
| (A) For Ramu Kaka, the first dark cloud of June was a long-awaited letter of hope. | (I) Alliteration |
| (B) Not a postcard from the city, not a call on Diwali, not a word on Mother’s Day came from Raghav. | (II) Metaphor |
| (C) Seema sold sweet sesame laddoos at the Sunday sabzi market near the station. | (III) Synecdoche |
| (D) Our village school has so many new faces this year that the panchayat has built two more classrooms. | (IV) Anaphora |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) For Ramu Kaka, the first dark cloud of June was a long-awaited letter of hope. | (II) Metaphor | A metaphor says that one thing is another, without “like” or “as”. The rain cloud is called “a letter of hope” because it brings the farmer good news. |
| (B) Not a postcard from the city, not a call on Diwali, not a word on Mother’s Day came from Raghav. | (IV) Anaphora | Anaphora repeats the same word or words at the start of clauses that follow one another. “Not a” opens all three parts of the sentence. |
| (C) Seema sold sweet sesame laddoos at the Sunday sabzi market near the station. | (I) Alliteration | Alliteration repeats the same first sound in words that are close together. The “s” sound repeats in “Seema sold sweet sesame … Sunday sabzi”. |
| (D) Our village school has so many new faces this year that the panchayat has built two more classrooms. | (III) Synecdoche | In synecdoche, a part stands for the whole. “New faces” means new pupils. The face, a part of the person, stands for the whole person. |