The Poem is Free Verse Abandoned Summary
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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
- 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”.
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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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Simile: In the line ‘There came a wave-like a great hand’, a tsunami is compared to a huge hand with the usage of the word ‘like’, making it a simile. Metaphor: ‘A huge wall of white horses galloping ashore’ and ‘a hungry hound’ are both metaphors that denote the tsunami. Alliteration: A couple of eRead more
- Simile: In the line ‘There came a wave-like a great hand’, a tsunami is compared to a huge hand with the usage of the word ‘like’, making it a simile.
- Metaphor: ‘A huge wall of white horses galloping ashore’ and ‘a hungry hound’ are both metaphors that denote the tsunami.
- Alliteration: A couple of examples would be ‘fingers of foam’ and ‘hungry hound’.
Grabbing everything on the land Summary
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This short lyric poem is divided into five rhyming stanzas, the first three of them being quatrains with the last two consisting of six lines each. The rhyme scheme is a simple aabb for the quatrains and aabbcc for the remaining two stanzas. Grabbing Everything on the Land Summary
This short lyric poem is divided into five rhyming stanzas, the first three of them being quatrains with the last two consisting of six lines each. The rhyme scheme is a simple aabb for the quatrains and aabbcc for the remaining two stanzas.
Grabbing Everything on the Land Summary
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The central idea of this poem is tsunami, a catastrophic natural calamity. Each stanza of this poem details on its savagery, on how it preys on humans without remorse and how it is undefeatable. People perishing on account of this and its inevitability is focused upon thus. Grabbing Everything on tRead more
The central idea of this poem is tsunami, a catastrophic natural calamity. Each stanza of this poem details on its savagery, on how it preys on humans without remorse and how it is undefeatable. People perishing on account of this and its inevitability is focused upon thus.
Grabbing Everything on the Land Summary
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Simile:In the line ‘I feel like I have just been shot’, the persona compares him feeling terrible to feeling as if they have been shot. The usage of like makes this a simile thus. Apostrophe: The persona addressed this poem to their teacher. This can be seen with the usage of the word ‘you’ throughoRead more
- Simile:In the line ‘I feel like I have just been shot’, the persona compares him feeling terrible to feeling as if they have been shot. The usage of like makes this a simile thus.
- Apostrophe: The persona addressed this poem to their teacher. This can be seen with the usage of the word ‘you’ throughout the poem.
- Enjambment: This poem has sentences running over to the subsequent line. A couple of examples would be ‘As each day grew longer/Our trust became stronger and ‘Even though sometimes you don’t have time/You at least ask me if I am fine.
Not Just a Teacher, But a Friend Summary
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This poem is divided into five stanzas of varying length. The second and the fifth stanzas alone are quatrains. The poem follows the simple rhyme scheme of aabb and so on and so forth. Not Just a Teacher But A Friend Summary
This poem is divided into five stanzas of varying length. The second and the fifth stanzas alone are quatrains. The poem follows the simple rhyme scheme of aabb and so on and so forth.
Not Just a Teacher But A Friend Summary
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The central idea of this poem is the way a teacher can be. Instead of being a fierce teacher who ‘disciplines’ students, they can be empathetic to their needs and help shape their future in a good way. This poem thus shows how a teacher can go beyond simply teaching and prove to be a positive influeRead more
The central idea of this poem is the way a teacher can be. Instead of being a fierce teacher who ‘disciplines’ students, they can be empathetic to their needs and help shape their future in a good way. This poem thus shows how a teacher can go beyond simply teaching and prove to be a positive influence in the lives of their students, something they would remember with fondness and gratitude.
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The central idea of the poem is the patriotism shown by the persona in the face of their motherland. Every stanza, every line of the poem reverberates with the deep yearning the persona feels for their nation to attain freedom, thus shedding light on their unwavering love and faith in their country.Read more
The central idea of the poem is the patriotism shown by the persona in the face of their motherland. Every stanza, every line of the poem reverberates with the deep yearning the persona feels for their nation to attain freedom, thus shedding light on their unwavering love and faith in their country.
Freedom Summary
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