Identify and explain the figure of speech in the following line: (2)
“Done with indoor complaints, libraries, querulous criticism.”
Answers
Answer:
Climax, Alliteration, Transferred Epithet
Explanation:
Alliteration-The sound of 'c' is repeated.
Climax-Ideas are arranged in ascending order
Transferred Epithet-The adjective 'querulous' describes a noun other than the word is actually describing i.e, querulous criticisms
Tautology
Alliteration
- Figures of speech are an essential component of any language.
- It is used only in written and spoken literature.
- The phrase has a different literal meaning than it does in the context.
Figures of speech come in a variety of shapes and sizes.
Personification:
It imbues inanimate or abstract objects with human traits.
Example:
My bicycle is a thing of beauty.
Metaphor:
It compares two different items that share a characteristic.
Example:
He is the industry's biggest star.
Simile:
It compares two things that have similar characteristics.
Example:
He is as brave as a tiger.
Alliteration:
A series of words will have the same consonant sound at the beginning of the sentence.
Example:
Baked beans from Boston.
Onomatopoeia
It is used to express the sounds using imitating words.
Example:
My clock ticks loudly.
Hyperbole:
It is made up of words that are exaggerated.
Example:
You are more beautiful than the rainbow colours.
Euphemism:
It refers to the use of gentle words rather than harsh or unpleasant ones.
Example:
She's telling us a fairy tale.
Irony:
It is the use of words to express a meaning that is opposed to the actual meaning.
Example:
You are as sweet as poison.
Anaphora:
It's a word-for-word repetition.
Example:
He has one watch, one shirt, and one jacket.
Apostrophe:
It depicts a work that was not part of the original.
Example:
The girl's mother loved her.
Anastrophe:
It is a sort of grammatical inversion in which the pattern of a sentence is reversed for dramatic effect.
Tautology:
A tautology is a word or term that repeats itself but in a new way.
"Done with indoor complaints, libraries, querulous criticism."
The figure of speech is,
Alliteration- The "k" sound is repeated in "querulous" and "criticism".
Tautology- The words "complaint" and "querulous" have the same meaning.