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 this line of the poem ‘ On pads of velvet quiet’.
A
Assonance
B
Metaphor
C
Oxymoron
D
Alliteration
Explanation: 

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: -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: -The following are the poetic devices used in the poem ‘Keeping quiet’: Imagery. Repetition. Alliteration.

Detailed explanation-5: -The correct option is B The paws of the tiger. In the line “On pads of velvet quiet”, ‘pads of velvet’ refer to the thick, soft paws of the tiger, which allow movement without any sound.

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