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  1. The poem Abandoned is a wrenching presentation of how some of the society can cross all limits of the humanity. The baby is abandoned and thrown mercilessly in the dustbin. It cries but in vain. It had to lose its life. The only fault of that little creature was that it was born. Taking birth is notRead more

    The poem Abandoned is a wrenching presentation of how some of the society can cross all limits of the humanity. The baby is abandoned and thrown mercilessly in the dustbin. It cries but in vain. It had to lose its life. The only fault of that little creature was that it was born. Taking birth is not in anyone’s control, and babies are next to God. The don’t deserve such inhuman treatment. The crime the baby committed that it was born. I didn’t know what its destiny holds for it.

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  1. The purpose of the poem is to raise awareness about the increasing number of ‘bride burning’ and dowry deaths, taking place in our society. It suggests that the woman portrayed could be any woman. The poet takes up a little incident in the life of a married woman of a middle-class family and throughRead more

    The purpose of the poem is to raise awareness about the increasing number of ‘bride burning’ and dowry deaths, taking place in our society. It suggests that the woman portrayed could be any woman. The poet takes up a little incident in the life of a married woman of a middle-class family and through this little incident projects the fate of all women.

     

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  1. The poem is the child’s imagination as an escape from studying. While studying, more often than not, the mind drifts away from the subject and begins daydreaming. Such is the case of this child who reveals his wonderful journey to the moon and back through this poem.   My trip to the moon SummaRead more

    The poem is the child’s imagination as an escape from studying. While studying, more often than not, the mind drifts away from the subject and begins daydreaming. Such is the case of this child who reveals his wonderful journey to the moon and back through this poem.

     

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  1. The main idea of this poem is a garden in the heart where thoughts and emotions bloom like flowers and grow like trees. The poet believes that everything that grows in this garden in the heart is beautiful and will show her the path to her soul.   The Garden Within Summary

    The main idea of this poem is a garden in the heart where thoughts and emotions bloom like flowers and grow like trees. The poet believes that everything that grows in this garden in the heart is beautiful and will show her the path to her soul.

     

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  1. Personification: Personification is a figure of speech where non-human objects are given human traits and qualities. Example- a cup went and broke itself. Repetition: Repetition is a literary device in which a word or phrase is repeated two or more times. Example- your great-great granddad AlliteratRead more

    1. Personification: Personification is a figure of speech where non-human objects are given human traits and qualities. Example- a cup went and broke itself.
    2. Repetition: Repetition is a literary device in which a word or phrase is repeated two or more times. Example- your great-great granddad
    3. Alliteration: Alliteration is when two or more words that start with the same sound are used repeatedly in a phrase or a sentence. Example- your great-great granddad

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  1. Enjambment: The continuation of a sentence or phrase from one line of poetry to the next. For example, “Why do we spend our time bickering; when so many tasks need finishing?” Alliteration: A literary device that repeats a speech sound in a sequence of words that are close to each other. For exampleRead more

    1. Enjambment: The continuation of a sentence or phrase from one line of poetry to the next. For example, “Why do we spend our time bickering; when so many tasks need finishing?”
    1. Alliteration: A literary device that repeats a speech sound in a sequence of words that are close to each other. For example, “bring back”

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  1. Enjambment: The continuation of a sentence or phrase from one line of poetry to the next. For example, “Its labored breath; racing in quick gasps” Onomatopoeia: It is a literary device where words mimic the actual sounds we hear. For example, “a screeching meow”. Abandoned Summary

    1. Enjambment: The continuation of a sentence or phrase from one line of poetry to the next. For example, “Its labored breath; racing in quick gasps”
    1. Onomatopoeia: It is a literary device where words mimic the actual sounds we hear. For example, “a screeching meow”.

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  1. Metaphor- A metaphor directly refers to one thing by mentioning another. Example- “smiles are petals” Allusion- It is an indirect reference of a person, place, thing or idea of a historical, cultural, political or literary significance. Here, the garden in the poet’s heart is an allusion to the GardRead more

    1. Metaphor– A metaphor directly refers to one thing by mentioning another. Example- “smiles are petals”
    2. Allusion– It is an indirect reference of a person, place, thing or idea of a historical, cultural, political or literary significance. Here, the garden in the poet’s heart is an allusion to the Garden of Eden in the Bible.
    3. Symbolism– Symbolism is using symbols to signify ideas and qualities. Here, the “beauty grows/ in fits and starts” symbolises the poet’s thoughts and feelings.

     

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