TNPSC Group 2 General English Figures of Speech – The House on Elm Street
Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission Group 2 or Combined Civil Service Examination II has 3 tier examination for the selection process. For Preliminary Examination is an objective type (Written Examination) with a maximum of 300 marks. TNPSC Group 2 Prelims examination – General English/ General Tamil portion topic has 50% of total marks. Candidates who are preparing for the TNPSC Group 2 General English Part are more important and you can score maximum marks in this part.
The General English portion is of 3 Parts – Part A: Grammar, Part B: Poem, and Part C: Literature. Part B Poem topic study materials PDF are readily available and given below for those who preparing for TNPSC Group 2 Exam.
Group 2 General English – Poem The House on Elm Street Appreciation and Figure of Speech topic question and answers solutions PDF given below,
TNPSC Group 2 – Poetry Appreciation Questions:
1. It sat alone.
What happened there is still today unknown.
It is a very mysterious place,
And inside you can tell it has a ton of space,
But at the same time, it is bare to the bone.
a. What does ‘It’ refer to?
‘It’ refers to the mysterious house.
b. Pick out the line that indicates the size of the house.
‘And inside you can tell it has a ton of space.’
2. I drive past the house almost every day.
The house seems to be a bit brighter.
On this warm summer day in May.
It plays with your mind.
a. Who does ‘I’ refer to?
‘I’ refers to the poet.
b. Pick out the alliterated words in the 2nd line.
be – bit – brighter.
3. It never grows leaves,
Not in the winter, spring, summer, or fall.
It just sits there never getting small or ever-growing tall
a. What does ‘it’ refer to?
‘It’ refers to the tree.
b. In what way is the tree a mystery?
The tree does not have any leaves. It never grows nor does it become small.
4. Rumors are constantly being made,
And each day the house just begins to fade.
What happened inside that house?
a. Does the house remain the same every day?
No, the house seems to begin to fade.
b. Why does the poet consider the house to be a mystery?
Nobody knows what happens inside the house. So the poet considers the house a mystery.
5. What happened inside that house?
I really don’t know
I guess it will always be a mystery
a. Does the poet know what happened in the house?
The poet doesn’t know what happened in the house.
b. What is the mystery about the house?
As nobody knows what happens inside the house, it is a mystery
6. Besides the house sits a tree.
It never grows leaves,
Not in the winter, spring, summer, or fall.
a. Do leaves grow in the tree?
No, leaves don’t grow on the tree.
b. What is near the house?
A tree is near the house.
2. And each day the house just begins to fade.
What happened inside that house?
a. When does the house seem to fade?
Every day the house seems to fade.
b. Identify the words in alliteration.
happened, house
3. How could this be?
a. What is the figure of speech.
“Rhetorical Question”.
4. It just sits there, never getting small or ever-growing tall.
a. What is the figure of speech mentioned here.
Paradox
Important links for TNPSC Group 2 General English Study Materials:
- Click Here For TNPSC Group 2 General English Part B Poem – Stopping by Woods on a snowy Evening
- For Complete Part B Poem Figures of Speech – TNPSC Gr 2 General English Study Materials