CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

WIND

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
the wind god winnows.Poetic device is ____
A
simile
B
metaphor
C
personification
D
alliteration
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is ‘alliteration’. Alliteration is the repetition of a consonant sound in close connection. Here, the words wind and winnows are being used as alliteration.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: Personification is used in the term wind God .

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

Detailed explanation-5: -Wind is a metaphor in the poem, as it represents the challenges that mankind endure in their life. Personification: The attribution of human attributes to animals and non-living entities is known as personification. Wind is addressed in the poem via the pronoun “He, ” which is typically reserved for people.

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