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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Figure of Speech

Question:

Match the figures of speech given in List-I with the meanings given in List-ll:-

List-I (Figures of speech)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) Oxymoron	(I) a word pronounced like another word but with a different meaning or spelling
(B) Homophone	(II) a phrase that combines two words that seem to be the opposite of each other
(C) Alliteration	(III) an indirect comparison between two things without using the words - like or as
(D) Metaphor	(IV) the same letter or sound occurring at the beginning of two or more words in succession

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)

(A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)

List-I (Figures of speech)	List-II (Meanings)	Example
(A) Oxymoron	(II) a phrase that combines two words that seem to be the opposite of each other	"Original copy," "deafening silence"
(B) Homophone	(I) a word pronounced like another word but with a different meaning or spelling	"To," "too," and "two"
(C) Alliteration	(IV) the same letter or sound occurring at the beginning of two or more words in succession	"Peter Piper picked a peck..."
(D) Metaphor	(III) an indirect comparison between two things without using the words - like or as	"The world is a stage"