CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

A TIGER IN THE ZOO

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
On pads of velvet quiet, In his quiet range . Which poetic device used here?
A
Alliteration
B
Repetition
C
Symbolism
D
None of above
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: -Answer: The poetic device used here is oxymoron. Oxymoron is an expression where apparently contradictory terms appear. Here they are ‘ quiet’ and ‘rage’.

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.

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