Match the figures of speech given in List-I with the meanings given in List-ll:-
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List-I (Figures of speech) |
List-II (Meanings) |
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(A) Oxymoron |
(I) a word pronounced like another word but with a different meaning or spelling |
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(B) Homophone |
(II) a phrase that combines two words that seem to be the opposite of each other |
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(C) Alliteration |
(III) an indirect comparison between two things without using the words - like or as |
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(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:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)
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List-I (Figures of speech) |
List-II (Meanings) |
Example |
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(A) Oxymoron |
(II) a phrase that combines two words that seem to be the opposite of each other |
"Original copy," "deafening silence" |
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(B) Homophone |
(I) a word pronounced like another word but with a different meaning or spelling |
"To," "too," and "two" |
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(C) Alliteration |
(IV) the same letter or sound occurring at the beginning of two or more words in succession |
"Peter Piper picked a peck..." |
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(D) Metaphor |
(III) an indirect comparison between two things without using the words - like or as |
"The world is a stage" |