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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The word Chivvy means “to tell repeatedly to do something”. Summary of Chivvy Poem Quiz on the Poem Chivvy Watch Video on Chivvy

    The word Chivvy means “to tell repeatedly to do something”.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The word Chivvy means "to tell repeatedly to do something". In the poem the young child is repeatedly instructed by the grown-ups. He is continuously asked to do and stop doing certain things. This behaviour of grown-ups irritates the young child. This is why he says, "Can’t you make your own mind uRead more

    The word Chivvy means “to tell repeatedly to do something”. In the poem the young child is repeatedly instructed by the grown-ups. He is continuously asked to do and stop doing certain things. This behaviour of grown-ups irritates the young child. This is why he says, “Can’t you make your own mind up about anything?”. Hence the title of the poem is justified and well suited.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    When the child speaks loudly, the grown ups say "Less noise" i.e. don't make too much noise and talk gently. Summary of Chivvy Poem Quiz on the Poem Chivvy Watch Video on Chivvy

    When the child speaks loudly, the grown ups say “Less noise” i.e. don’t make too much noise and talk gently.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    No, the grown ups don't want to be interrupted when they are talking. This is why the child is commanded, "Don’t interrupt". Summary of Chivvy Poem Quiz on the Poem Chivvy Watch Video on Chivvy

    No, the grown ups don’t want to be interrupted when they are talking. This is why the child is commanded, “Don’t interrupt”.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The listener is in the school going stage. Summary of Chivvy Poem Quiz on the Poem Chivvy Watch Video on Chivvy

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    in the poem chivvy the instructions are given so that they may learn good manners. Summary of Chivvy Poem Quiz on the Poem Chivvy Watch Video on Chivvy

    in the poem chivvy the instructions are given so that they may learn good manners.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    Following poetic devices have been used in the poem Chivvy: Alliteration: It is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. e.g. "Don’t drag your feet", "Stand up straight". Anaphora: It is the repetition of words or phrases in a group of senteRead more

    Following poetic devices have been used in the poem Chivvy:

    1. Alliteration: It is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. e.g. “Don’t drag your feet”, “Stand up straight”.
    2. Anaphora: It is the repetition of words or phrases in a group of sentences, clauses, or poetic lines. e.g. the word “Don’t” has been repeated several times in the poem.
    3. Enjambment: It is the continuation of a sentence from one line of poetry to the next. e.g. “Take your hands out of ..your pockets”.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    Grown-ups keep interfering in the life of children. They have set some rules for do's and dont's and they keep preaching these rules to the young ones every time. This irritates the children. In the poem, a child narrates a similar story in which he is instructed every time. Hence he expresses his iRead more

    Grown-ups keep interfering in the life of children. They have set some rules for do’s and dont’s and they keep preaching these rules to the young ones every time. This irritates the children. In the poem, a child narrates a similar story in which he is instructed every time. Hence he expresses his irritation.

    The message of this poem is that adults should not interfere too much in the life of children. It can have a negative impact on their psychology. They begin to hate their elders because of this.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven
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    Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa, said: "Courage is something which you just can't define. You either have it or you don't. There is no formal education in courage. But you can develop the capacity to face and deal with danger. You make a decision, and you act on it. Some people haveRead more

    Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa, said: “Courage is something which you just can’t define. You either have it or you don’t. There is no formal education in courage. But you can develop the capacity to face and deal with danger. You make a decision, and you act on it. Some people have the courage to act, and others only have the courage to talk.”

    Summary of Nelson Mandela: A Road to Freedom

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    ​Aircraft engineering is to physics as applied behavior analysis is to behavior analysis.

    ​Aircraft engineering is to physics as applied behavior analysis is to behavior analysis.

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