CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

RAIN ON THE ROOF

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which literary device has been used in this poem?
A
alliteration & personification
B
metaphorical
C
anaphora
D
none
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: Alliteration-Alliteration refers to the repetition of initial consonant sounds, typically, in two or more nearby words or syllables.

Detailed explanation-2: -Alliteration is the repetition of the same sound at the start of a series of words in succession whose purpose is to provide an audible pulse that gives a piece of writing a lulling, lyrical, and/or emotive effect. This paragraph is an example of alliteration.

Detailed explanation-3: -The main reason to use alliteration in poetry is that it sounds pleasing. It’s a means to get the attention of readers or listeners. It’s also a clear way to signify that the alliterative words are linked together thematically, and it puts a spotlight on the subject contained therein.

Detailed explanation-4: -The repetition of initial stressed, consonant sounds in a series of words within a phrase or verse line. Alliteration need not reuse all initial consonants; “pizza” and “place” alliterate. Example: “With swift, slow; sweet, sour; adazzle, dim” from Gerard Manley Hopkins’s “Pied Beauty.” Browse poems with alliteration.

Detailed explanation-5: -Alliteration used in the poem “On Killing a Tree": It takes much time to kill a tree. The bleeding bark will heal. Which if unchecked will expand again.

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