6th Class English Comprehension (Prose and Poetry) Question Bank Comprehension (Prose and Poetry)

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    POEM - 2 I Build Walls I build walls: Walls that protect, Walls that shield, Walls that say I shall not yield Or reveal Who I am or how I feel. I build walls: Walls that hide, Walls that cover what's inside, Walls that stare or smile or look away, Silent lies, Walls that even block my eyes From the tears I might have cried. I build walls: Walls that never let me Truly touch Those I love so very much Walls that need to fall 1 Walls meant to be fortresses Are prisons after all. The poet uses "walls? as a

    A) alliteration                   

    B) simile

    C) personification       

    D) metaphor

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    The poet uses walls as a metaphor because walls are compared to "shields", "fortresses" and above all a human being because they "share or smile or look away"


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