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 ‘What a bliss to press the pillow’
A
ASSONANCE
B
PERSONIFICATION
C
METAPHOR
D
ALLITERATION
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Alliteration-Sarthaks eConnect | Largest Online Education Community.

Detailed explanation-2: -Alliteration in press and pillow.

Detailed explanation-3: -It was a bliss to press the pillow because the poet could recollect all the memories of his mother and when the rain falls on the roof of his cottage house, he feels very comfortable to lie on his bed and press his pillow and sink in numerous fancies. The poet loves rain because it brings him many old memories.

Detailed explanation-4: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is ‘alliteration’. Alliteration is the repetition of a consonant sound in close connection.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer: The figure of speech used in ‘Washed their terribly transient feet’ is ‘alliteration’.

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