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English II · Quiz 1 · 15 Mar 2026 · January 2026 term

Question 14: Match the content in List A to their corresponding figur…

Question 14

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Match the content in List A to their corresponding figures of speech in List B. Study List A with specific attention to the sections marked in bold, wherever applicable, before choosing your answer.

Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

‘In that case you’d defend me if I killed him, right?’ she asked affirmatively, pushing José’s enormous pig head with a movement of brutal coquettishness.

  1. A

    Simile

  2. B

    Oxymoron

  3. C

    Alliteration

  4. D

    Personification

  5. E

    Metaphor

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  • B

    Oxymoron

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Question 14 of 40 in the IIT Madras BS English II (English 2) Quiz 1 paper sat on 15 Mar 2026, in the January 2026 term (English2 15 Mar 26). It carries 1 mark.

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