CLASS 10
A TIGER IN THE ZOO
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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metaphor
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assonance
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Oxymoron
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Consonance
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: Explanation: the poetic devices used in the line “ On pads of velvet quiet, In his quiet rage"are : metaphor.
Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is ‘metaphor’. A metaphor is a figure of speech that is used to make a comparison between two things that aren’t alike but do have something in common. Here, the pads of the tiger are being compared to velvet-a type of cloth. Thus, option 2 is the most appropriate choice.
Detailed explanation-3: -Metaphor is a common poetic device where an object in, or the subject of, a poem is described as being the same as another otherwise unrelated object. A beautiful example can be seen in the first stanza of The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes, in the line: The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas…
Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -The following are the poetic devices used in the poem ‘Keeping quiet’: Imagery. Repetition. Alliteration.