CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

A TIGER IN THE ZOO

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Name the poetic device used in the line “He stalks in his vivid stripes".
A
metaphor
B
assonance
C
Oxymoron
D
Consonance
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The poetic device used in the given line is consonance.

Detailed explanation-2: -consonance is the correct answer.

Detailed explanation-3: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is ‘Alliteration’. Alliteration is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

Detailed explanation-4: -So this shows that the tiger is looking and waiting for the chance to pounce. He walks in his vivid stripes, as the tiger’s stripes do not follow a set pattern. Like the stripes, his walk and plans are also vivid. It is unpredictable, but one can guess it would be vengeful.

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