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A sentence whose meaning is unclear

A) Anonymous B) Ambiguous
C) Unanimous D) Congruent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Ambiguous

Explanation:

A sentence whose meaning is unclear is called as Ambiguous.

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Voice in literary nonfiction refers to

A) description that appeals to the five senses B) the overall presence of a personality behind the text
C) the attitude that the author or narrator has toward the subject or reader D) nonfiction that uses elements and devices common in fictional stories
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) description that appeals to the five senses

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Q:

Synonym of Sad?

A) Glad B) Lucky
C) Somber D) Fortunate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Somber

Explanation:

Sad means being unhappy, sorrowful, mournful, wistful,...

 

Hence, Somber means cheerless i.e, unhappy which is synonym of sad. All other options are opposites of Sad.

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What is the structure of an Italian sonnet?

A) Octave B) Pentagon
C) Hexane D) Quadrapul
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Octave

Explanation:

Italian sonnets have 14 lines and are written in iambic pentameter. They are divided into two sections: the octave and the sestet. The octave of an Italian sonnet consists of the first eight lines of the poem. It follows an ABBAABBA rhyme pattern.

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Which of the following is a correctly written compound word?

A) Spur of the moment-decision B) Thirty one
C) Quickly-running D) Self-evident
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Self-evident

Explanation:

Compound word means when two or more words join together to make a single word that gives a new meaning.

 

Here in the options, Self-evident is the compound word.

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Q:

A Big Draw meaning

A) a lovely spectacle B) a game without any result
C) a huge attraction D) a keen contest
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) a huge attraction

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Q:

Which of these is an example of personification?

A) The moon smiled at me B) This shirt is as white as snow
C) Water is as hot as sun D) It is like a soft butter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The moon smiled at me

Explanation:

"The moon smiled at me" is the example of personification in the given options.

 

Personification is a technique in which we give objects human traits like emotions, gestures, speech,... by using metaphor. 

Here moon is an object which cannot smile but using metaphor sense, we gave that sense to it.

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Q:

Which line is an example of the poetic technique metonymy?

A) I’m martyr to a motion not my own B) These old bones live to learn her wanton ways
C) Let seed be grass, and grass turn into hay D) I swear she cast a shadow white as stone
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) These old bones live to learn her wanton ways

Explanation:

Metonymy is a figure of speech in which a thing or concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept. Hence it occurs when a word is replaced by a word that has an obvious relation to itself.

 

In the given example of the text, the bones refer to the human being.

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