CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

FOG

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
‘It clutched my throat” What is the poetic device of the above line?
A
Personification
B
simile
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Personification-Personification is used in the statement, ‘it clutched my throat’. The poet uses personification, giving attributes of a man to the fog, to intensify the effect of the fog on him.

Detailed explanation-2: -Personification is a poetic device where animals, plants or even inanimate objects, are given human qualities – resulting in a poem full of imagery and description.

Detailed explanation-3: -Alliteration: One of the most used poetic devices, Alliteration is a phonetic structure and repeated usage of sound or letter used in the first syllable of a word. It is considered as the oldest poetic tool that is generally used for two or more words in a poem.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: Carl Sandburg in the poem Fog uses personification by stating that It sits looking Fog is given the human ability to sit and look.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer: Explanation: There are three poetic devices present in the poem “ The Fog” by William Henry Davies. Personification, Simile and Metaphor.

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