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What is the deep meaning hidden in the poem The Ball Poem?
The Ball Poem is a very symbolic poem with many hidden meanings and ideas. If we simply read the poem, we find that it is about a child who has lost a ball and is quite sad because he was attached to it. The poet feels useless to buy him a new ball because money cannot buy emotions which the young bRead more
The Ball Poem is a very symbolic poem with many hidden meanings and ideas. If we simply read the poem, we find that it is about a child who has lost a ball and is quite sad because he was attached to it. The poet feels useless to buy him a new ball because money cannot buy emotions which the young boy had with the ball.
If we go deeper into the poem, we find that the poem is about accepting the harsh realities of life and move on. The poet suggests that every person in the world has his possessions which he loved. But someday we have to lose them. Hence we should be read to face that moment and move on. This is the maturity. A person who can move on can sustain on earth and live a better life.
When we go more deep into the poem, we find that it is biographical in nature. The poet is actually talking about himself. The young boy nobody else but poet and the ball represents his father who committed suicide when the poet was 11 years old. The poet is depressed because money cannot bring back his dead father. However he tries to move on.
But the poet also accepts the fact that the memories of his father always remain his mind. He often feels dilemma. He does not know whether he should cry for his father or move on.
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See lessWhich is correct “time flies” or “time flys”
Time flies is the correct phrase. Fly is acting as a verb here. So, with singular noun (here time), we use -es in the end of verb (Present Indefinite Tense). In modern English, the word flys has never been used. Hence time flies is correct and time flys is incorrect.
Time flies is the correct phrase. Fly is acting as a verb here. So, with singular noun (here time), we use -es in the end of verb (Present Indefinite Tense). In modern English, the word flys has never been used.
Hence time flies is correct and time flys is incorrect.
See less“more happy” or “happier”. Which one is correct?
In a two syllabled adjective which ends in -y, we use -ier in the end for comparative degrees. So, happier is usually used for comparing two things. e.g. Poonam is happier than her friend. However there is nothing wrong with using more happy instead of happier because, in two syllabled adjectives, wRead more
In a two syllabled adjective which ends in -y, we use -ier in the end for comparative degrees. So, happier is usually used for comparing two things. e.g. Poonam is happier than her friend.
However there is nothing wrong with using more happy instead of happier because, in two syllabled adjectives, we can use more. e.g. I will be more than happy to assist you.
Refer to this page to understand the basics of degrees of adjectives.
See less“fresher” or “more fresh”. Which one is correct?
Here is the simple rule for making comparative and superlative degrees of adjectives. 1 syllable adjective + -er Honey is sweeter than sugar 2 syllables more + adjective Kashmir is more beautiful than Jammu 2 syllables ending in -y drop -y from adjective +-ier I am happier than him. So, we use fresRead more
Here is the simple rule for making comparative and superlative degrees of adjectives.
So, we use fresher instead of more fresh because fresh is a single syllable adjective. e.g. The air is fresher here than in Delhi.
However, in some cases, we use more with fresh. e.g. The beans are more fresh and tasty than ladyfingers. Here more fresh seems to be appropriate because we are using two adjectives.
See less“Calmer” or “more calm”. Which one is correct?
Usually, calmer (the comparative degree of calm) is used in a sentence. e.g. He is calmer than his brother. Here calmer is an adjective and adding to the meaning of noun. However we can use "more" with calm in certain situations. e.g. She is more calm, patient and mature. In this case, we have threeRead more
Usually, calmer (the comparative degree of calm) is used in a sentence. e.g. He is calmer than his brother. Here calmer is an adjective and adding to the meaning of noun.
However we can use “more” with calm in certain situations. e.g. She is more calm, patient and mature. In this case, we have three adjectives. Hence use of more seems to be more appropriate.
We can now conclude that most of the times, we use calmer. However depending on the structure of sentence, we can use more with adjective i.e. calm.
See less“that which cannot be read” is called?
that which cannot be read is called illegible. In other words, "illegible" is the one word substitution for the text which cannot be read.
that which cannot be read is called illegible. In other words, “illegible” is the one word substitution for the text which cannot be read.
See lessOne word substitution for “to reduce to nothing “?
"To reduce to nothing" is also known as null.
“To reduce to nothing” is also known as null.
See lessWhat is the tone of I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud?
The tone of the poem I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud or Daffodils is joyful and exciting. The moment, poet's eyes see the daffodils, his heart becomes jovial. He feels as if they are like the twinkling stars (they look charming in the night) spread across the valley. He calls their movement due to airRead more
The tone of the poem I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud or Daffodils is joyful and exciting. The moment, poet’s eyes see the daffodils, his heart becomes jovial. He feels as if they are like the twinkling stars (they look charming in the night) spread across the valley.
He calls their movement due to air as dancing in joy. For him they are jovial and happy and dancing like humans. Even when the poet feels down in his house, they memories of daffodils cheer him up and he feels as if he is in the same valley and dancing with those daffodils in joy.
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See lessJustify the title of the poem Daffodils
The title of the poem i.e. Daffodils represent the beauty of nature. Daffodils were the main source of joy and happiness in the valley because he was wandering like a cloud over the hills and only daffodils made him to stop and lose himself in their beauty. Hence, daffodils depict how beautiful andRead more
The title of the poem i.e. Daffodils represent the beauty of nature. Daffodils were the main source of joy and happiness in the valley because he was wandering like a cloud over the hills and only daffodils made him to stop and lose himself in their beauty.
Hence, daffodils depict how beautiful and charming the nature is.
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See lessWhat do the daffodils represent in the poem?
In the poem I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud, daffodils represent the beauty and charm of nature which makes a person happy and joyful. For the poet, the daffodils were looking so charming that he could not stop seeing them. Hence he kept gazing them for long. Read the summary of this poem.
In the poem I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud, daffodils represent the beauty and charm of nature which makes a person happy and joyful. For the poet, the daffodils were looking so charming that he could not stop seeing them. Hence he kept gazing them for long.
Read the summary of this poem.
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