Question

Match the lines with the figures of speech.
Lines
1. And, in my humorous way
I added (as a trifling jest)
2. To mind a slender man
like me; He of the might limb
Figures of speech
(a) Transferred Epithet
(b) Antithesis
(c) Tautology​

Answer 1

These are lines from Oliver Wendell Holmes' poem 'The height of the ridiculous'.  

Here, the figures of speech are mapped as below:

1. And, in my humorous way, I added (as a trifling jest) - Tautology.

The words and context of being funny - 'humorous' and 'jest' are being repeated to depict that the master was being funny and joked about the next lines.

Tautology is a figure of speech that is used to depict 'repetition' of words or context.

2. To mind a slender man like me; He of the might limb - Transferred Epithet.

Here the 'might limb' refers to the servant having a good height and build and not the limb being mighty in itself. Transferred Epithet is a figure of speech where a modifier (often adjective) qualifies as a noun. Here, 'mighty limb' signifies the height and build of the servant.

Answer 2

Answer:. And, in my humorous way, I added (as a trifling jest) - Tautology

Transfeered epithet

Explanation: