Match the words in LIST-I with the most appropriate examples given in LIST-II
| LIST-I Figure of speech | LIST-II Sentence | ||
| A. | Metonymy | I. | Turns out, they are taking turns and toiling away! |
| B. | Alliteration | II. | You are as wise as an owl. |
| C. | Simile | III. | You can now address the chair. |
| D. | Personification | IV. | Unfortunately, death has laid his hands on the king. |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Metonymy | III. You can now address the chair. | Metonymy refers to something by the name of a thing closely linked with it. "The chair" stands for the person who presides over the meeting. | The Crown owns these lands. |
| B. Alliteration | I. Turns out, they are taking turns and toiling away! | Alliteration is the repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of nearby words. The "t" sound repeats in turns, taking, turns and toiling. | Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. |
| C. Simile | II. You are as wise as an owl. | A simile compares two different things using "like" or "as". A person is compared with an owl, a symbol of wisdom. | Her smile was as bright as the sun. |
| D. Personification | IV. Unfortunately, death has laid his hands on the king. | Personification gives human qualities or actions to something that is not human. Death is pictured as a man ("his hands") who seizes the king. | The old house groaned in the storm. |