CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

RAIN ON THE ROOF

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Identify the figure of speech in the line ‘Over all the starry spheres’
A
SIMILIE
B
METAPHOR
C
ONOMATOPOEIA
D
ALLITERATION
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Alliteration: The repetition of a consonant sound in two or more consecutive words. ‘Humid Hover’ – ‘h’ sound is repeating. ‘starry spheres’ – ‘s’ should is repeating. ‘press pillow’-‘p’ sound is repeating.

Detailed explanation-2: -The poetic device – alliteration is used.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Figures of speech in the poem ‘Rain on the Roof’ are mainly visual imagery, alliteration, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, personification.

Detailed explanation-4: -Anaphora is the figure of speech employed here.

Detailed explanation-5: -alliteration, in prosody, the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words or stressed syllables. Sometimes the repetition of initial vowel sounds (head rhyme) is also referred to as alliteration. As a poetic device, it is often discussed with assonance and consonance.

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