CTET PAPER II 2018 · PYQ · Poetry / Literary Devices · medium
In the first two lines of the poem, the poet uses—
A.simile
B.apostrophe✓ Correct
C.assonance
D.metaphor
Explanation
In the opening lines 'Break, Break, Break, / On thy cold gray stones, O Sea!', the poet directly addresses the sea, an inanimate/non-human entity. This direct address to an absent person, abstract idea, or inanimate object is the literary device called apostrophe. The 'O Sea!' construction is a classic example of apostrophe. Hence (2) is correct.
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