Lost Spring (Literary Devices)

Lost Spring (Literary Devices)

Quiz

 

1. Saheb-e- Alam, which means Lord of the universe, is directly in contrast to what Saheb is in reality.
   1.   Hyperbole
   2.   Irony
   3.   Metaphor
2. Seemapuri, a place on the periphery of Delhi yet miles away from it, metaphorically.
   1.   Irony
   2.   Antithesis
   3.   Metaphor
3. For the children it is wrapped in wonder; for the elders it is a means of survival.
   1.   Antithesis
   2.   Irony
   3.   Metaphor
4. Scrounging for gold
   1.   Irony
   2.   Metaphor
   3.   Antithesis
5. And survival in Seemapuri means rag picking. Through the years, it has acquired the proportions of a fine art.
   1.   Metaphor
   2.   Antithesis
   3.   Hyperbole
6. The steel canister seems heavier than the plastic bag he would carry so lightly over his shoulders.
   1.   Simile
   2.   Hyperbole
   3.   Metaphor
7. Garbage to them is gold
   1.   Metaphor
   2.   Simile
   3.   irony
8. She still has bangles on her wrist but not light in her eyes.
   1.   Irony
   2.   Antithesis
   3.   Metaphor
9. As your hands move mechanically like the terms of a machine, I wonder if she knows the sanctity of the bangles she helps make.
   1.   Irony
   2.   Simile
   3.   Hyperbole
10. Few aeroplanes fly over Firozabad.
    1.   Irony
    2.   Metaphor
    3.   Antithesis