From the given options, select the Figure of Speech (Poetic Device) used in the expression:
Ravi rode his rusty red bicycle round the rocky road.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Alliteration
Seven words in this line begin with the "r" sound. They are Ravi, rode, rusty, red, round, rocky and road.
| Figure | What it is | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Personification | gives human qualities to a thing | The old fan groaned all night. |
| (2) Alliteration (answer) | repeats the same first sound in nearby words | Sunil sold six sweet samosas at the stall. |
| (3) Apostrophe | speaks directly to someone absent or to a thing | O Sun, please come out today. |
| (4) Oxymoron | joins two opposite words | Their wedding plan was an open secret in the colony. |