CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

RAIN ON THE ROOF

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Into busy being start,
A
ALLITERATION
B
ASSONANCE
C
REPETITION
D
PERSONIFICATION
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -(v) The figure of speech used in the line ‘into busy being start’ is alliteration. Alliteration is a figure of speech in which two words in a line begin with same alphabet or have a same alphabetic sound.

Detailed explanation-2: -Alliteration is a literary device, which shows the repetition of a sound or a letter in consecutive or adjacent words. The first stanza has several examples of alliteration like ‘busy being’-b sound is an example of alliteration.

Detailed explanation-3: -Here is ur answer:-The figure of speech used in the line ‘into busy being start’ is alliteration.

Detailed explanation-4: -Rain on the Roof Literary Devices 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-5: -Answer: “busy being” refers to human beings and here, the poet is referring to himself. The poet is expressing his feelings when he hears the raindrops falling on the rooftop of his house.

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