ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
She is like a rose. It is an example of-
A
Simile
B
Metaphor
C
Synecdoche
D
Metonymy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In Simile one thing is like the other, so the word “like” or “as” is used to show the comparison between two things. Here in this line the poet talk about the bride and state that she is red like a rose and compare her beauty with rose. Hence, Option 2 is the correct answer.

Detailed explanation-2: -A simile is a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “She is like a rose."

Detailed explanation-3: -’She is like a rose’ is an example of. 1. Metaphor.

Detailed explanation-4: -Here the figure of speech is a simile. Explanation: A simile is a figure of speech that compares two things.

Detailed explanation-5: -The correct answer is “I wandered lonely as a cloud". Simile means a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid.

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