TNPSC Group 2 General English Figures of Speech – I am Every Woman:

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.

TNPSC Group 2 General English – Poem I am Every Woman Appreciation and Figure of Speech topic question and answers solutions PDF given below,

TNPSC Group 2 – Poetry Appreciation Question:

Read the following lines and answer the following.

1. The summer of life she’s ready to see in spring
    She says, ”Spring will come again, my dear
    Let me care for the ones who’re ”

a. What does the word summer mean here?

• Summer means adversity, pain, or agony.

b. How does she take a life?

• She takes life positively and hopes for the better.

c. What does she mean by ”Spring will come again”?

• She means that difficult times will pass by and new hope and brighter life will come up again.

2. Strong is she in her faith and beliefs.
    “Persistence is the key to everything,” says she.

a. What is she strong about?

• She is strong about her faith and belief.
• She is persistent to find a solution for adversities in life.

3. Despite the sighs and groans and moans,
    She’s strong in her faith, firm in her belief!

a. Is she complaining about the problems of life?

• No, she is not complaining about the problems of life. She is highly hopeful of a change of adversities.

b. Pick out the words that show her grit?

• strong, firm

4. Don’t ever try to saw her pride, her self-respect.
She knows how to thaw you, saw you –beware!

a. What do the words thaw and saw mean here?

• Literal meaning of ‘thaw’ is defrosting and ‘saw’ means to cut something. Here these words mean that she knows how to crush those who oppress her.

b. What is the tone of the author?

• The tone of the author is aggressive.

5. She’s today’s Today’s woman dear.

     Love her, respect her, keep her near…

a. Describe today’s woman according to the poet.

• Today’s woman according to the poet is that she is ferocious like a lioness. She cannot be threatened.

b. How should a woman be treated?

• A woman should be treated with love, respect, and dignity.

Read the lines and identify the figure of Speech:

1. A woman is beauty innate,
    A symbol of power and strength.
    She puts her life and stake,
    She’s real, she’s not fake!

a. Pick out the rhyming words from the given

• stake, fake.

b. Add another word that rhymes with ‘strength’.

• health, wealth.

c. Give the rhyme scheme for the given

   abcc.

2. She’s a lioness; don’t mess with her.

   She’ll not spare you if you’re a prankster.

a. Pick out the line that has a metaphor in

• She’s a lioness.

b. Give your example of metaphor to describe the qualities of a

• She is an angel.

3. She’s strong in her faith, firm in her belief!

a. Pick out the alliterated words from the given lines

• faith, firm.

b. Pick out the alliterated words from the poem

• symbol, strength; summer, spring

Important links for TNPSC Group 2 General English Study Materials:

• Click Here For TNPSC Group 2 General English Part B Poem – The secret of the Machines
• For Complete Part B Poem Figures of Speech – TNPSC Gr 2 General English Study Materials