Read the following lines from Sukumar Ray's poem, 'The Power of Music' and answer the questions that follow: When summer comes, we hear the hums Bhisma Lochan Sharma. You catch his strain on hill and plain from Delhi down to Burma.
The poet uses ridiculous images to exaggerate the effect of Bhisma Lochan Sharma’s voice on his listeners. Mention any three such images.
Topic: Ridiculous images
Answer
(1) Birds in the sky "turn turtle" — they flip over and tumble in mid-flight as the sound reaches them. (2) Cattle are struck down: buffaloes, cows and bullocks collapse, and the buffalo dies of the noise. (3) A dead billy goat is roused back to life by the singing and comes charging in to butt the singer. (Also acceptable: the trees and plants shake and wither, and people weep, groan and beg for mercy.)
Three images, one mark each — choose the most extravagant ones and describe them concretely. The technique to name is hyperbole (deliberate exaggeration), the staple of nonsense verse. A sentence identifying it shows you understand why Ray piles impossibility on impossibility.