question_answer 13)

Carefully read the following phrases and sentences taken from the text and name the figures of speech used.   1. Saheb-e-Alam which means the lord of the universe is directly in contrast to what Saheb is in reality. 2. Drowned in an air of desolation. 3. Seemapuri, a place on the periphery of Delhi yet miles away from it, metaphorically. 4. For the children it is wrapped in wonder; for the elders it is a means of survival. 5. As her hands move mechanically like the tongs of a machine,I wonder if she knows the sanctity of the         bangles she helps make. 6. She still has bangles on her wrist, but not light in her eyes. 7. Few airplanes fly over Firozabad. 8. Web of poverty. 9. Scrounging for gold. 10. And survival in Seemapuri means rag-picking. Through the years, it has acquired the proportions of a fine art. 11. The steel canister seems heavier than the plastic bag he would carry so lightly over his shoulders.  

Answer:

1. Saheb-e-Alam which means the lord of the universe is directly in contrast to what Saheb is in reality.—irony 2. Drowned in an air of desolation—hyperbole 3. Seemapuri, a place on the periphery of Delhi yet miles away from it, metaphorically.— metaphor/irony 4. For the children it is wrapped in wonder; for the elders it is a means of survival.—contrast 5. As her hands move mechanically like the tongs of a machine, I wonder if she knows the sanctity of the                bangles she helps make.—simile 6. She still has bangles on her wrist, but not light in her eyes.—paradox/ contrast 7. Few airplanes fly over Firozabad.—metaphor/sarcasm/contrast 8. Web of poverty—metaphor 9. Scrounging for gold—metonymy/hyperbole 10. And survival in Seemapuri means rag-picking. Through the years, it has acquired the proportions of a fine art. –hyperlobe/sarcasm  11. The steel canister seems heavier than the plastic bag he would carry so lightly over his shoulders.--metaphor