Question

I saw my mother beside me doze, open mouthed
. find figure of speech
(A) Euphemism (B) Metaphor (C) Synecdoche (D) Tautology​

Answer 1

because doze and open mouth they are same and the tautology means that when in the sentence both the words are same then it is a Tautology

Answer 2

The figure of speech used is option (D) Tautology.

• A figure of speech is a word or phrase that possesses a different meaning from its literal definition.
• In the given sentence, 'saw my mother beside me doze, open mouthed' the doze and open mouth emphasizing a single activity, sleep. The figure of speech used is a tautology.
• Tautology is a statement representing an idea, using near-synonym words or phrases, saying the same thing twice.
• Example of tautology

1. - The morning sunrise is beautiful.
2. The morning sunrise is beautiful. - I think, in my opinion,n he is right.

• Euphemism- Is a statement that is used in place of a phrase to lessen the offensive -ness of its meaning without actually removing the meaning.
• Example of Euphemism -

1. Put to sleep - euphemism to euthanize.
2. Put to sleep - euphemism to euthanize. Behind the bars - a euphemism for jail.

• Euphemism in a sentence -

1. Rahul's dog was put to sleep because of its old age.
2. You can behind the bars for breaking the law.

• Metaphor- It is a figure of speech that directly refers to one thing by mentioning another. It is used to bring clarity or hidden similarities between two different sentences.
• Example of Metaphor-

1. He is my pillar of strength ( metaphor for support giver)
2. ( metaphor for support giver) Rahul wan on cloud nine ( metaphor for extremely happy)

• Synecdoche- It is a figure of speech that uses a part of something which is used to refer to its whole and vice verse.
• Example synecdoche-

1. I need headcount by tomorrow(uses head to represent a person)
2. Check out my wheels (uses wheels to refer to cars)

hence, the correct figure if speech used is - option (D) Tautology.

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