Match the phrases given in List-I with the correct figure of speech given in List-II
| List-I | List-II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (Phrase) | (Figures of Speech) | ||
| (A) | 'His honor rooted in dishonor stood' | (I) | Apostrophe |
| (B) | 'O Death, where is thy sting?' | (II) | Synecdoche |
| (C) | 'The fair breeze blew. The white foam flew' | (III) | Oxymoron |
| (D) | 'All hands on deck!' | (IV) | Alliteration |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (II)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. 'His honor rooted in dishonor stood' | III. Oxymoron | An oxymoron joins two contradictory words or ideas in one expression. Honour is said to be rooted in its opposite, dishonour. The line is from Tennyson's "Lancelot and Elaine" (Idylls of the King). | The news was received in deafening silence. |
| B. 'O Death, where is thy sting?' | I. Apostrophe | An apostrophe speaks directly to an absent person, an idea or a thing as if it could hear. Death is addressed like a person. The line is from the Bible (1 Corinthians 15:55). | Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how I wonder what you are! |
| C. 'The fair breeze blew. The white foam flew' | IV. Alliteration | Alliteration is the repetition of the same first consonant sound in words close together: "fair ... foam ... flew" (f) and "breeze blew" (b). The line is from Coleridge's "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner". | The bright blue butterfly flew away. |
| D. 'All hands on deck!' | II. Synecdoche | A synecdoche uses a part to stand for the whole (or the whole for a part). "Hands" stands for the sailors, the whole crew. | He has five mouths to feed at home. |