Match the figures of speech in List-I with the appropriate statements…

Match the figures of speech in List-I with the appropriate statements from List-II:-

List-I (Figures of Speech)	List-II (Statements)
(A) Simile	(I) The loud silence of the forest seemed to envelop the world in a cloak of quiet.
(B) Oxymoron	(II) When well-appareled April on the heel of limping winter treads
(C) Metaphor	(III) Then, as the sun went down, it seemed to drag the whole sky with it like shreds of a burning curtain.
(D) Personification	(IV) The carpet of snow relieved the drabness of the depressing building.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
(A) Simile	(III) Then, as the sun went down, it seemed to drag the whole sky with it like shreds of a burning curtain.	A simile compares two things using "like" or "as": the sky is compared to shreds of a burning curtain with "like".	She fought as bravely as a lion.
(B) Oxymoron	(I) The loud silence of the forest seemed to envelop the world in a cloak of quiet.	An oxymoron puts two opposite words side by side: "loud silence".	The news was an open secret in the village.
(C) Metaphor	(IV) The carpet of snow relieved the drabness of the depressing building.	A metaphor compares directly, without "like" or "as": the snow is called a carpet.	Time is a thief that steals our youth.
(D) Personification	(II) When well-appareled April on the heel of limping winter treads	Personification gives human qualities to things: April is well dressed and treads, winter limps.	The wind whispered through the pine trees.

Contrast: a simile compares with "like" or "as" (like shreds of a burning curtain), a metaphor calls one thing another directly (the carpet of snow), and personification gives human qualities to things (April treads, winter limps).

Match the figures of speech in List-I with the appropriate statements from List-II:-

List-I (Figures of Speech)	List-II (Statements)
(A) Simile	(I) The loud silence of the forest seemed to envelop the world in a cloak of quiet.
(B) Oxymoron	(II) When well-appareled April on the heel of limping winter treads
(C) Metaphor	(III) Then, as the sun went down, it seemed to drag the whole sky with it like shreds of a burning curtain.
(D) Personification	(IV) The carpet of snow relieved the drabness of the depressing building.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
(A) Simile	(III) Then, as the sun went down, it seemed to drag the whole sky with it like shreds of a burning curtain.	A simile compares two things using "like" or "as": the sky is compared to shreds of a burning curtain with "like".	She fought as bravely as a lion.
(B) Oxymoron	(I) The loud silence of the forest seemed to envelop the world in a cloak of quiet.	An oxymoron puts two opposite words side by side: "loud silence".	The news was an open secret in the village.
(C) Metaphor	(IV) The carpet of snow relieved the drabness of the depressing building.	A metaphor compares directly, without "like" or "as": the snow is called a carpet.	Time is a thief that steals our youth.
(D) Personification	(II) When well-appareled April on the heel of limping winter treads	Personification gives human qualities to things: April is well dressed and treads, winter limps.	The wind whispered through the pine trees.