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 “When the humid shadows hover"
A
ALLITERATION
B
SIMILIE
C
METAPHOR
D
PERSONIFICATION
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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Alliteration-It is the repetition of a letter at the start of closely placed words. The repetition of the letter: ‘W’ in wind god winnows. ‘C’ throughout the stanza.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answers. Alliteration is used in the poem ‘Rain on the Roof’, where the letter ‘L’ is repeated in the words ‘lie listening’.

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

Detailed explanation-5: -The Figures of speech in the poem ‘Rain on the Roof’ are mainly visual imagery, alliteration, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, personification.

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