From the given options, select the one which correctly identifies the figure of speech (poetic device) used in the expression -
Shovana sang sweet song for Rani
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Alliteration
In "Shovana sang sweet song", sang, sweet and song all begin with the "s" sound.
| Option | What it is | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Alliteration (answer) | Alliteration is the repetition of the same first consonant sound in words placed close together. It gives a line rhythm and makes it stay in the mind. | "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" uses alliteration. |
| (2) Irony | saying one thing while meaning the opposite. The sentence means just what it says: Shovana sang a sweet song. | "Lovely weather for a picnic," he said, as the storm broke. |
| (3) Metaphor | A metaphor calls one thing another thing to compare them. Nothing is compared in this sentence. | "The classroom was a zoo" is a metaphor. |
| (4) Personification | Personification gives human qualities to something that is not human. Shovana is a person, so no human quality is given to a thing. | "The sun smiled on the fields" is personification. |
Contrast: alliteration repeats the first consonant sound (sang, sweet, song). Irony, metaphor and personification work on meaning, not on sound.