CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

RAIN ON THE ROOF

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
And lie listening to the patter
A
ALLITERATION
B
SIMILIE
C
REPETITION
D
ONOMATOPOEIA
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Onomatopoeia. A figure of speech wherein the word imitates the sound associated with the object it refers to. e.g. Pitter patter, pitter patter.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ans: In “lie listening”, the poetic device used is alliteration as ‘I’ sound is repeated.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: The poet is lying in his cottage-chamber bed. He watches the humid shadows hovering the starry sky.

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