ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which literary device is used in the line:“And years that fade and flush again”
A
Hyperbole
B
Metaphor
C
Alliteration
D
Simile
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The figure of speech used in, ‘fade and flush again’, is alliteration. Alliteration is a figure of speech where in which a repetition of consonant appears. (fade and flush).

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: The poet has mentioned it when talking about the long-lasting benefits of plantation. He describes a tree as the “seed and bud of days to be / And years that fade and flush again; ” It means that the tree planted at present will bear flowers, fruits and seed for a long long time in future, for years to come.

Detailed explanation-3: -The poet has used alliteration-hushed and happy, heaven’s harmony-; personification-a friend of sun and sky-; metaphor-the flag of breezes free, the shaft of beauty towering high.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

Detailed explanation-5: -Explanation: Alliteration-Alliteration refers to the repetition of initial consonant sounds, typically, in two or more nearby words or syllables.

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