English-2
Grade-7
Easy
Question
Which poetic device is demonstrated below?
Hey diddle, diddle,
The cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon;
The little dog laughed
To see such sport,
And the dish ran away with the spoon.
- Hyperbole
- Personification
- Approximate rhyme
- All of the above
Hint:
Poetry analysis is the examination of the elements of the poem, its form, content and theme. It allows you to understand the work and idea behind the poem.
The correct answer is: Personification
OPTION 2 is the correct answer.
Personification
Personification is a figure of speech in which inanimate objects or non-living things are given human qualities.
In the poem, "the dog laughed" and "the dish ran away with the spoon" is used as if the dog and the dish are humans to be laughing or running away.
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