Figure of speech/Literary Devices MCQ Quiz in বাংলা - Objective Question with Answer for Figure of speech/Literary Devices - বিনামূল্যে ডাউনলোড করুন [PDF]

The correct answer is 'Simile'.

Key Points

• The word 'Like' gives us a hint that the sentence is a simile.
• Simile means- a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g. as brave as a lion ). The use of similes is a method of comparison.

Important Points

• The line "I weep like a child for the past" has been taken by the poem Piano by D. H. Lawrence.
• “Piano” is a lyric poem reflecting the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker as he listens at dusk to a woman singing a song that brings back childhood memories of sitting at his mother's feet while she played the piano. 
• Believing he had escaped those difficult days, the speaker in D.H. Lawrence's “Piano” begins to “weep like a child for the past” and for those brief moments of comfort he shared with his mother. Her voice evokes a flood of remembrance of when he was a “child sitting under the piano” beside his mother's “poised feet”
• Hence, the correct answer is option 3.

Additional Information

• Alliteration: repetition of consonant sounds in the same line in quick succession. Eg: The sound of /w/ is repeated in "A place where woman never smiled or wept"
• Anaphora: repetition of the same phrase at the beginning of multiple consecutive lines is called Anaphora.
  • In every cry of every Man,
    In every Infants cry of fear,
    In every voice: in every ban,
    The mind-forg'd manacles I hear
  • As we can see, there is a repetition of the phrase, In every cry.
  • Such repetition of the same phrase at the beginning of multiple consecutive lines is called Anaphora.
• Metaphor: A metaphor is the comparison of two contradictory or different entities that share some similar characteristics.

The correct answer is Alliteration.

Key Points

• Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds in the same line in quick succession.
• The sound of /m/ is repeated in "mistaught, misfed".
• Thus, Alliteration has been used.

Important Points

Additional Information

• A simile is a device used to compare two different objects to understand meanings by comparing these object’s qualities with the help of 'like' or 'as'.
  • Eg: "Beauty like heaven".

The correct answer is Metaphor.

Key Points

• Metaphor: a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them.
• The person being addressed in "Be a bush, if you can't be a tree" is being equated with a bush/tree, with the suggestion being that the person can be a bush or a tree.
• Thus, metaphor is being used in the line, 'Be a bush, if you can't be a tree'.

Additional Information

• Simile: a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as
• Personification: the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form

The correct answer is 'assonance'.

Key Points

• Assonance is a literary device in which the repetition of similar vowel sounds takes place in two or more words in proximity to each other within a line of poetry or prose. 
•  In the given sentence, the vowel sound of 'i' is being used repeatedly.
• Hence, option 3 is the correct answer.

Additional Information

• Assonance most often refers to the repetition of internal vowel sounds in words that do not end the same.
• This allows writers the means of emphasizing important words in a phrase or line, as well as creating a sense of rhythm, enhancing mood, and offering a lyrical effect of words and sounds. 
  • For eg.- “He fell asleep under the cherry tree” 
• Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or dramatic effect.
• Alliteration refers to the repetition of the same initial sound in a series of words or phrases, often used for poetic or rhythmic effect.
• Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds, specifically the middle or end sounds, in close proximity within a line of poetry or prose, creating a harmonious effect.

The correct answer is Hyperbole.

Key Points In the given sentence Hyperbole figure of speech is used as it is an exaggeration because no one can really run to the moon.

Additional Information

•  Simile: It is a comparison between two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as'.
•  Personification: It gives human qualities to non living things or Ideas.
•  Oxymoron: When two contradictory terms are used together.

The correct answer is 'Antithesis'.

Key Points

• An antithesis, ‘anti’ – against; ‘thesis’ – placing, is a figure of speech in which one word or idea is set against another with the object of heightening the effect of what is said by contrast.
• For example: 'It was the best of times, It was the worst of times.' In this line, two ideas are set against each other.

Thus, we can say that the line is an antithesis.

Additional Information 

Some of the other figures of speech are as follows:

• Simile- The word “Simile” comes from the Latin ‘simile’ – ‘like’ and means ‘likeness’.
  • A simile is an expression of likeness between different objects or events.
  • It consists of placing two different things side by side and comparing them with regard to some quality common to them.
  • Such words of comparison as, like, as, so, etc., are always used. For example:
    • Errors like straws upon the surface flow.
    • The younger brother is as good as gold. 
• Metaphor- A metaphor is an implied simile.
  • Thus a metaphor is a compressed or implied simile – simile with the word ‘like’, ‘as’ etc., omitted. For example:
    • The camel is the ship of the desert.
    • He is the pillar of the state.
• Oxymoron- An oxymoron is the association or bringing together two words or phrases having opposite meanings. For example
  • “James, I was the wisest fool in Christendom.”
  • “That time is past, And all its aching joys are now no more, And all its dizzy raptures.”

The correct answer is option 2), i.e. Epigram.

Explanation:

• An epigram is a statement which expresses a thought in a witty or funny way.
  •  For example  -  I can resist anything but temptation.
• The given sentence is trying to express the idea that one's personality is formed in one's childhood.
• Therefore, it is an epigram as the fact is told in a witty way.

• Oxymoron: It is a figure of speech through which two opposite terms are expressed together.
  • For example  -  Open secret , small crowd, etc
• Antithesis: It is a figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are used together to emphasize the idea of contrast.
  • For example  -  Speech is silver but silence is golden
• Hyperbole: It is a figure of speech in which the speaker exaggerates to make a description more humorous and creative.
  • For example  -   I slept like a rock last night. 

The correct answer is 'Anaphora'.

Key Points

•  Anaphora is a figure of speech in which words or phrases are repeated at the beginning of a line or a clause for emphasis. 
  • For eg,  Go big or go home. ( 'go' is repeated for emphasis)
• In the above line, the word 'give' is repeated for emphasis.

Thus, it is clear that the figure of speech used in the above line is 'Anaphora'.

Additional Information

•  Epistrophe is the opposite of Anaphora. It is the repetition of words or phrases at the end of a line, verse or clause for emphasis.
  •   For eg, See no evil, speak no evil , hear no evil.
• Alliteration is a figure of speech in which two or more words with the same consonant sound are placed next to each other.
  • For eg, Steve saved seven seagulls. 
• Personification is a figure of speech in which an idea, animal or inanimate object is given a human quality or attribute.
  • For eg,  The stars winked at me.
• Simile is used when a comparison is made between two things with the words 'as' and 'like'.
  • For eg, His smile is as bright as the sun.

The correct answer is 'Metaphor'.

Key Points

• Metaphor: A figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them.
• Here, in the sentence, He was drowning in paperwork a metaphor is used, in which having to deal with a lot of paperwork is being compared to drowning in an ocean of water.
• Thus, the correct answer is option 1. 

Additional Information

• Personification: The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form is called personification.
• Simile: A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two things.
• Alliteration: Alliteration is a literary technique derived from Latin, meaning “letters of the alphabet.” It occurs when two or more words are linked that share the same first consonant sound, such as “fish fry.”

The correct answer is 'Simile'.

Key Points

 In the given sentence He fought like a lion is a Simile.

• Simile: It is a figure of speech that directly compares two things using like and as.
• In the given sentence the subject is compared to a lion.
• Therefore, the figure of speech here is a simile.
  • ​E.g.: She runs like a rabbit.
  • ​E.g.: He eats like a king.
  • E.g.: She sings like a bird.

Hinglish

दिए गए वाक्य में "He fought like a lion" एक Simile है।

• Simile: यह भाषण का एक आंकड़ा है जो सीधे दो चीजों की तुलना करता है जैसे कि like और as।
• दिए गए वाक्य में विषय की तुलना शेर से की गई है।
• इसलिए, यहाँ figure of speech एक Simile है।
  • उदाहरण: वह खरगोश की तरह दौड़ती है।

​ Additional Information

Let's look at the meanings of the other given figures of speech.​

• Metaphor: A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
  • E.g.: He was a lion in the fight.
• Hyperbole: Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
  •  E.g.: I am so rich I can buy the whole universe.  ​
•  The correct option and the other given options are figures of speech used in the English language.
• A figure of speech is a word or phrase that possesses a separate meaning from its literal definition.
• It may also be a word or phrase used in a non-literal sense for rhetorical or vivid effect.
  • Examples: Alliteration, Anaphora, Assonance, Euphemism, Hyperbole, Irony, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia, etc.

Hence, the correct answer is Simile.