CLASS 10
AMANDA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Simile
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Metaphor
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Alliteration
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -’ The literary device used in this line is Simile.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: (a) Silence is shown golden using the poetic device metaphor. By making silence golden the poet is estimating the worth of silence. For Amanda seeks peace and calmness, which is absent in her reality.
Detailed explanation-3: -This very much depends on how you interpret the phrase “Silence is golden.” If you mean “silence is very valuable, just like gold", then it’s a simple metaphor. Silence is valuable, gold is valuable, silence is gold. If you mean “silence is luminous, shiny, impressive, awe-inspiring, like gold", that’s synesthesia.
Detailed explanation-4: -and the poetic device of ‘Its silence silences’ is paradox.
Detailed explanation-5: -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…