CTET PAPER II 2019 · PYQ · Figures of Speech · medium
The figure of speech used in the first stanza of the extract is:
A.Simile
B.Synecdoche
C.Onomatopoeia
D.Personification✓ Correct
Explanation
In the first stanza, the poet addresses the World directly as if it were a person — 'World, you are beautifully drest' with 'wonderful water around you curled' and 'wonderful grass upon your breast'. Attributing human qualities (being dressed, having a breast) to the non-human World is personification. There is no comparison using 'like' or 'as' (simile), no part-for-whole (synecdoche), and no sound imitation (onomatopoeia). Hence option (4), Personification, is correct.
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