11). Find out the odd word from the list given below :
| A). common |
| B). strange |
| C). usual |
| D). regular |
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12). Which one of the following compound-nouns is wrong ?
| A). Coat - of mails |
| B). Governors - general |
| C). Runners - up |
| D). Grown - ups |
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13). "Now drops that floated on the pool Like pearls, and now a silver blade"
What figure of speech can you find in the underlined part of the above lines ?
| A). Personification |
| B). Metonymy |
| C). Metaphor |
| D). Transferred epithet |
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14). "Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit" What figure of speech can be identified in the aforesaid line from the poem, "Where the Mind is Without Fear"?
| A). Oxymoron |
| B). Synecdoche |
| C). Assonance |
| D). Alliteration |
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15). Identify the statement that best explains the use of metaphor in "laugh till the game is played; and be you merry, my friend"
| A). laughter is compared to a merry-making game |
| B). game is compared to a merry friendship |
| C). life is compared to laughter and merry making |
| D). life is compared to a game |
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16). In "On the day of Sicilian July, with Etna smoking" The reference to Sicilian July is an example 0f
| A). Anaphora |
| B). Metaphor |
| C). Ellipsis |
| D). Allusion |
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17). In which poem, do you find the following line? "Virgin rock takes form" *
| A). Migrant Bird |
| B). The Earth |
| C). Shilpi |
| D). To a Millionaire |
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18). What does Tagore suggest to lead us to perfection in the poem "Where the mind is without fear'.'?
| A). Tireless striving |
| B). Equality and harmony |
| C). Religious spirit |
| D). Political dogmas |
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19). "How beautiful you are, Earth, and how sublime" How perfect your obedience to the light and how - noble is your submission to the sun" . What is the figure of speech used in the above lines ?.
| A). Personification |
| B). Metaphor |
| C). Metonymy |
| D). Simile |
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20). Which among the responses best explains the following line: "Day light will be on the switch and winter under rock"
| A). Daylight will restrict the damaging impact of winter |
| B). Winter's chillness will be under the lock of the daylight's heat |
| C). Daylight will be turned on when winter is kept under lock |
| D). There will be a continuous switching over from day to night, and there will not be any changing seasons |
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