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  1. Lucifer
    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The title of the poem is the message itself. The message is the resilience of human spirit against the adversity which comes from injustice of this world. The poem’s universal message is the proud faith and hope in human capacity to win beyond the dark phases of life and its hardships.

    The title of the poem is the message itself. The message is the resilience of human spirit against the adversity which comes from injustice of this world. The poem’s universal message is the proud faith and hope in human capacity to win beyond the dark phases of life and its hardships.

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  1. Lucifer
    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The poem gives us delight through the striking use of imagery. The imagery of oil industry is fitted into the second stanza like a parody. It says, “I've got oil wells pumping in my living room.” The grand image of cosmos is used here through “moons and suns” and “tides.” The pain of victims is exprRead more

    The poem gives us delight through the striking use of imagery. The imagery of oil industry is fitted into the second stanza like a parody. It says, “I’ve got oil wells pumping in my living room.” The grand image of cosmos is used here through “moons and suns” and “tides.” The pain of victims is expressed by the image which compares their falling shoulders to teardrops. The poet’s powerful feminity is expressed by the image of “diamonds at the meeting of thighs.” The hurtful past is shown through the image of night while the hope is shown through the image of a daybreak.

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  1. Lucifer
    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The poem brilliantly employs figurative language. It is full of similes and metaphors. She compares herself to dust, air and ocean across the poem which are similes. Her rising spirit is compared with moons and suns. Shoulders of victims are compared with teardrops. The difficulty of life is compareRead more

    The poem brilliantly employs figurative language. It is full of similes and metaphors.
    She compares herself to dust, air and ocean across the poem which are similes.
    Her rising spirit is compared with moons and suns.
    Shoulders of victims are compared with teardrops.
    The difficulty of life is compared with the tide.
    The shameful incidences of her life and black people in general is described as “the huts of history’s shame.”

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  1. Lucifer
    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The theme of the poem is the undefeatable nature of Black Americans. In general, it is the resilience of human spirit which can stand against all kinds of adversity. Pride of her own race and her gender in general is also a thematic concern of the poem.

    The theme of the poem is the undefeatable nature of Black Americans. In general, it is the resilience of human spirit which can stand against all kinds of adversity. Pride of her own race and her gender in general is also a thematic concern of the poem.

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  1. Tech India
    Tech India

    The story highlights the virtues of hard work, honesty, resolution, compassion, humility and commitment. The theme of loss and death is also woven into the story with both Mr Gessler and his brother died in the story. However, the idea of honest work’s pay and dedication to quality work is celebrateRead more

    The story highlights the virtues of hard work, honesty, resolution, compassion, humility and commitment. The theme of loss and death is also woven into the story with both Mr Gessler and his brother died in the story. However, the idea of honest work’s pay and dedication to quality work is celebrated, both in times of scarcity and plenty.

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  1. Tech India
    Tech India

    The story celebrates the theme of love and that love always conquers hate and distrust. The characters sketches strong realistic personalities and human traits of compassion, affection, selfishness, insecurities, doubt etc. The title speaks about ‘Angels’ and characters of young Maggie and the ThompRead more

    The story celebrates the theme of love and that love always conquers hate and distrust. The characters sketches strong realistic personalities and human traits of compassion, affection, selfishness, insecurities, doubt etc. The title speaks about ‘Angels’ and characters of young Maggie and the Thompson couple displays many angelic qualities.

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    Tech India

    ‘Hearts and Hands’ by O. Henry explores various ideas from pretense, identity, independence, and honesty. Through the character of Easton, the author highlights how the human psyche works on appearances and how people can manipulate their appearances to manipulate others. It also comments on the livRead more

    ‘Hearts and Hands’ by O. Henry explores various ideas from pretense, identity, independence, and honesty. Through the character of Easton, the author highlights how the human psyche works on appearances and how people can manipulate their appearances to manipulate others.

    It also comments on the lives many people live and which is confined, imitative and defined by what others expect from them. In a way, they live a life under constant judgment.

    They live to fit other people’s opinions even without realizing so. Easton for all his politeness lived a life based on impersonation and deceit and never fulfilled his true potential.

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  1. Poonam Sharma
    Poonam Sharma literarian

    These words (youth I do adore thee) are spoken by a maiden in this poem. "Adore" means "love", "thee" means "you". The maiden says that he she loves youth because love is young a person must be young in order to be in love. An old person cannot fall in love.

    These words (youth I do adore thee) are spoken by a maiden in this poem. “Adore” means “love”, “thee” means “you”. The maiden says that he she loves youth because love is young a person must be young in order to be in love. An old person cannot fall in love.

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    Poonam Sharma literarian

    The main theme reflected in this poem is the importance of cyclic nature of rain as well as the poetry of the poet. First, the water evaporates from seas and other water bodies to atmosphere. There it forms clouds which then come back to earth in the form of rain. The whole cycle of the water is vitRead more

    The main theme reflected in this poem is the importance of cyclic nature of rain as well as the poetry of the poet. First, the water evaporates from seas and other water bodies to atmosphere. There it forms clouds which then come back to earth in the form of rain. The whole cycle of the water is vital for Earth. It is this cycle which makes the earth green and clean, It makes the life possible on earth.

    According to the poet, like rain, his poetry is also vital for humans. It also has cyclic nature – First it goes from the poet to different people. Then, it changes them either by teaching them or making them smile or encouraging them or helping them to solve some problem or struggle against something. Finally, it comes back to the poet along with happiness, criticism, suggestions etc.

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    Following are the main literary/poetic devices used in the poem “The Voice of the Rain” by Walt Whitman. Personification :- Rain is personified in the whole poem. The rain talks to the poet like a human. Here are some dialogues by the rain – “I am the Poem of Earth”, “I descend to lave the drouths,Read more

    Following are the main literary/poetic devices used in the poem “The Voice of the Rain” by Walt Whitman.

    1. Personification :- Rain is personified in the whole poem. The rain talks to the poet like a human. Here are some dialogues by the rain – “I am the Poem of Earth”, “I descend to lave the drouths, atomies, dust-layers of the globe”, “I give back life to my own origin, and make pure and beautify it;” etc.
    2. Metaphor – The poet uses a lot of metaphors in the poem e.g. “I am the Poem of Earth”, “the voice of the rain” etc.
    3. Alliteration – “(s)aid I to the (s)oft-falling (s)hower”, “(w)hence, (v)aguely form’d” etc.

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