Match the figures of speech in List-I with the sentences in List-II.
| List-I (Figures of speech) | List-II (Sentences) |
|---|---|
| (A) Allusion | (I) The tired old bus gave up halfway up the hill and refused to climb any further. |
| (B) Pun | (II) Clearing ten years of old files in one week was a Herculean task for the new clerk. |
| (C) Onomatopoeia | (III) The pressure cooker hissed in the kitchen while the rain went pitter-patter on the tin roof. |
| (D) Personification | (IV) The tailor said business was good, as he had all his big orders sewn up before Diwali. |
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)-(III), (D)-(I)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Allusion | (II) Clearing ten years of old files in one week was a Herculean task for the new clerk. | An allusion is a short reference to a well-known person, story or event. “Herculean” refers to Hercules, the hero of Greek stories who did twelve very hard tasks. So a Herculean task is a very hard one. |
| (B) Pun | (IV) The tailor said business was good, as he had all his big orders sewn up before Diwali. | A pun is a play on a word that has two meanings. “Sewn up” means stitched, which suits a tailor. It also means settled or made sure of. |
| (C) Onomatopoeia | (III) The pressure cooker hissed in the kitchen while the rain went pitter-patter on the tin roof. | In onomatopoeia, a word sounds like the sound it names. “Hissed” and “pitter-patter” copy the sounds of the cooker and the rain. |
| (D) Personification | (I) The tired old bus gave up halfway up the hill and refused to climb any further. | In personification, a thing is given human feelings or actions. A bus cannot feel tired or refuse to do something, but here it does. |