XI 2.1 Cherry Tree - Figure of Speech
Cherry Tree - Figure of Speech 1. Antithesis - 1. It was very small, five months child Lost in the tall grass running wild. Ans- Two opposite ideas "small and tall" are placed to each other for showing contrast effect. 2. Come back thinner, rather poor, But richer by a cherry tree at my door. Ans-Two opposite ideas "thinner and richer" are placed to each other for showing contrast effect. 2. Metaphor- Explanation- Indirect comparison between two objects. Example- For e g. It was very small, five months child Lost in the tall grass running wild. Ans- Indirect comparison between cherry tree's life and child's life. 3. Personification - Explanation- It is a figure of speech where human qualities are given to non-human/ non-living objects. e.g. 1. And forgot; but cherries have a way of growing, Ans- 'Cherries' have been given the human quality of growing. 2. I found a tree had come to stay. Ans- The 'tree' has been given the human qualit...