CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

AMANDA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Don’t bite your nails, Amanda!Don’t hunch your shoulders, Amanda!Stop that slouching and sit up straight, Amanda!2) What does the exclamatory sign at the end of Amanda indicate?
A
The angry expression of Amanda
B
Regret of speaker
C
Dignified tone of speaker
D
Shrieks of speaker
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is (A) Anaphora. The literary device used in the line “Don’t bite your nails, Amanda! Don’t hunch your shoulders, Amanda!” is Anaphora.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: As most of the children do, Amands is bitting her nails. She has a bad habit of bitting nails and for that he got scolded by her mother.

Detailed explanation-3: -<br> What does the repetition of “Amandal” at the end of each line reflect? It describes who the speaker is talking to.It represents the absent-mindedness of the listener.It shows the frustration of the speaker.It helps create a rhyme scheme.

Detailed explanation-4: -She is hunching her shoulders. She is sitting in a slouching posture. That is why, the speaker asks her to behave normally. He asks her not to bite her nails and hunch her shoulders.

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