1. Fear No More is written by William Shakespeare. Read summary of this poem.

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  2. There are mainly two themes in the poem Fear No More. Freedom The first theme which we find in the poem is freedom. Traditionally death is considered as something which brings gloom and sorrow. However in this poem, the poet portrays a positive picture of death. According to him, death does not brinRead more

    There are mainly two themes in the poem Fear No More.

    • Freedom

    The first theme which we find in the poem is freedom. Traditionally death is considered as something which brings gloom and sorrow. However in this poem, the poet portrays a positive picture of death. According to him, death does not bring gloom. On contrary, it provides a person freedom from heat and cold, cruel master and tyrant ruler. A person is free from thoughts of earning.

    He is free from thunder and lightning, slanders and criticism, magic and witchcraft. In other words, he become peaceful a she has nothing to worry about. He lives peacefully in grave, his eternal home.

    • Equality

    The other important theme reflected in the poem is the idea of equality. According to the poet, every one is equal before the death. It does not discriminate between rich and a poor, a beautiful and an ugly, a scholar and an illiterate, a doctor and a royal, a strong and a weak. Every person has to die one day.

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    The poem Fear No More was written in 1608–10 AD. Read summary of this poem.

    The poem Fear No More was written in 1608–10 AD.

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  4. In the poem "Fear No More", the poet says that death does not discriminate between the rich and the poor, ugly and beautiful, weak and strong. Every human is equal before the death and every person has to face it one day. According to the poet, like any person, a scholar has to die, a doctor has toRead more

    In the poem “Fear No More”, the poet says that death does not discriminate between the rich and the poor, ugly and beautiful, weak and strong. Every human is equal before the death and every person has to face it one day. According to the poet, like any person, a scholar has to die, a doctor has to die and even a royal person has to die.

    In addition, the dead person gets freedom from all sorts of worldly problems. He no longer fears the cruel ruler or the tyrant master. He does not need wages. He does not fear the ghosts. The witchcraft and magic does not work on him. The fear of lightning and thunder also goes away. He sleeps in his gave peacefully.

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  5. The poet says "fear no more" because after death a person gets freedom from tyrant rulers, masters, worldly problems and sorrows. A dead person does not care about ghosts or witchcrafts. He does not fear from lightning or thunders. He is peaceful in his eternal home. Read summary of this poem.

    The poet says “fear no more” because after death a person gets freedom from tyrant rulers, masters, worldly problems and sorrows. A dead person does not care about ghosts or witchcrafts. He does not fear from lightning or thunders. He is peaceful in his eternal home.

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  6. Following poetic devices/figures of speech have been used in Sonnet 106: Metaphor: It is a literary device that is used to make a direct comparison between two things without the use of as or like. In the poem, wasted time refers to history, wights refer to people, beauty refers to beautiful people,Read more

    Following poetic devices/figures of speech have been used in Sonnet 106:

    1. Metaphor: It is a literary device that is used to make a direct comparison between two things without the use of as or like. In the poem, wasted time refers to history, wights refer to people, beauty refers to beautiful people, antique pen refers to the old poets.
    2. Personification: It refers to the attribution of human characteristics to non-human things and living beings. e.g. antique pen refers to the old poets, beauty refers to human beings.
    3. Enjambment: It is the continuing a line after the line breaks. In the poem, the first sentence continues to several line.
    4. Alliteration: It is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in two or more neighbouring words or syllables. e.g.beauty making beautiful”, “ladies dead and lovely knights”, “praises are but prophesies”  “for wwhich now”.

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  7. The rhyme scheme of Sonnet 106 is ABAB CDCD EFEF GG. Read summary of this poem.

    The rhyme scheme of Sonnet 106 is ABAB CDCD EFEF GG.

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  8. Sonnet 106 follows Shakespearean sonnet form. It has three quatrains and one couplet. 1st quatrain: "When in the.....and lovely knights," 2nd quatrain: "Then, in the blazon.....as you master now." 3rd quatrain: "So all their praises.....your worth to sing:" Couplet: "For we, which now....lack tongueRead more

    Sonnet 106 follows Shakespearean sonnet form. It has three quatrains and one couplet.

    1. 1st quatrain: “When in the…..and lovely knights,”
    2. 2nd quatrain: “Then, in the blazon…..as you master now.”
    3. 3rd quatrain: “So all their praises…..your worth to sing:”
    4. Couplet: “For we, which now….lack tongues to praise.”

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  9. In the poem When in the Chronicle of Wasted Time' the poet uses personification for poetic effect. Here are some of the examples. "antique pen would have expressed". In this phrase, the poet is referring to the poets of old times. The pen is thus personified. "beauty making beautiful old rhymes". HeRead more

    In the poem When in the Chronicle of Wasted Time’ the poet uses personification for poetic effect. Here are some of the examples.

    • antique pen would have expressed“. In this phrase, the poet is referring to the poets of old times. The pen is thus personified.
    • “beauty making beautiful old rhymes”. Here the word beauty is personified. It refers to the beautiful human whose description makes the old poems beautiful.

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