Question 15
‘Life is much too important to be taken seriously.’ The figure of speech used here is
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Question 15 of 40 in the IIT Madras BS English II (English 2) Quiz 1 paper sat on 25 Feb 2024, in the January 2024 term (IIT M FOUNDATION AN4 EXAM QDF4 25 Feb 2024). It carries 1 mark.
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