Given below are two statements: Statement (I): An anaphora is a technique where several phrases begin with the same word or words. Statement (II): An Epithet is an adjective or phrase expressing a quality or attribute regarded as characteristic of the person or thing mentioned. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Statement (I) and Statement (II) are correct.
Anaphora is correctly described as the repetition of the same word or words at the beginning of successive phrases or clauses for emphasis. An epithet is also correctly defined as a descriptive adjective or phrase highlighting a characteristic quality of a person or thing, so both statements hold true.
Important Questions from Figure of speech/Literary Devices
Identify the figure of speech in the following statement.
It was the best of times, It was the worst of times.
Identify the figure of speech in the following statement.
Love is an ideal thing, marriage is a real thing.
Using softer sounding words to avoid bluntness is called
The statement, “If I told you once, I’ve told you a million times________” is an example of
A poem consisting of four lines, or four lines of a poem that can be considered as a unit
