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Identify the rhetorical device used in the line "The world is a mirror of sorrow."

easy MCQ 2 marks Class 10 · English · The Sermon at Benares
  1. a) Simile
  2. b) Metaphor
  3. c) Hyperbole
  4. d) Personification
Answer
b) Metaphor

The correct answer is b) Metaphor — Select the option that matches the device.

Step-by-step solution

  1. Identify the comparison made in the sentence.
  2. Recognise that the comparison is implied rather than explicit, indicating a direct equivalence.
  3. Conclude that the device used is a metaphor.
  4. Select the option that matches the device.
Common mistake: Confusing metaphor with simile because of the word "mirror"

Concept tested: Rhetorical devices

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