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    Metaphor- A metaphor directly refers to one thing by mentioning another. Examples- “heaven’s wide arch” is a metaphor for the sky, “the sun’s returning march” is a metaphor for the sunrise. Alliteration- It is the occurrence of the same sound at the beginning of closely connected words. Examples- “bRead more

    Metaphor– A metaphor directly refers to one thing by mentioning another. Examples- “heaven’s wide arch” is a metaphor for the sky, “the sun’s returning march” is a metaphor for the sunrise.

    Alliteration- It is the occurrence of the same sound at the beginning of closely connected words. Examples- “blasted,bare”, “faint and far”, “sudden shot”, “Through thick-leaved”

    Simile– A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two things. Example- The clouds “shone/ Like hosts in battle overthrown.”

    Imagery– Imagery refers to the elements of a poem that engage a reader’s senses. The poet uses imagery throughout the poem to describe the sunrise and the beauty of nature.

    Oxymoron– It is a figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear together. Here, “soft gales” is an oxymoron, because gales are strong winds. They cannot be soft.

     

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    Metaphor- A metaphor directly refers to one thing by mentioning another. Examples- “A poem of iron and steel”, “A sea dream”, “an ominous form of ghostly white” Alliteration- It is the occurrence of the same sound at the beginning of closely connected words. Examples- “Out of Southampton she swung”,Read more

    Metaphor– A metaphor directly refers to one thing by mentioning another. Examples- “A poem of iron and steel”, “A sea dream”, “an ominous form of ghostly white”

    Alliteration- It is the occurrence of the same sound at the beginning of closely connected words. Examples- “Out of Southampton she swung”, “She struck, with a shiver from stem to stern”, “Be British”, “sank from sight”, “sinking ship”, “story shall sound sublime”

    Imagery– Imagery refers to the elements of a poem that engage a reader’s senses. Examples- “The largest, and grandest of all ships”, “Out of the darkness, Out of the night”, “an ominous form of ghostly white”

     

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    Personification- When a thing or abstraction is depicted as a person, it is called personification. When I cry, the hills, The voice of thunder declares my arrival, I emerge from the heart of the sea, I touch gently at the windows with my soft fingers. Symbolism-It is the use of an object, person, sRead more

    • Personification- When a thing or abstraction is depicted as a person, it is called personification. When I cry, the hills, The voice of thunder declares my arrival, I emerge from the heart of the sea, I touch gently at the windows with my soft fingers.
    • Symbolism-It is the use of an object, person, situation or word to represent something else, like an idea, in literature. Tears from the endless heaven of memories. I am dotted silver threads dropped from heaven
    • Metaphor- A metaphor is a figure of speech that alludes to one thing by referencing another for rhetorical effect. I am dotted silver threads dropped from heaven The field and the cloud are lovers ii) I am a messenger of mercy
    • Anaphora- An anaphora is a rhetorical technique in which a sequence of words is repeated at the start of adjacent phrases. When I cry, the….. When I humble….. When I…….
    • Anti-thesis- When two opposites are combined for a contrasting impact The voice of thunder declares my arrival; The rainbow announces my
    • Simile- a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid. I am like earthly life.

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    Metaphors: An object in, or the subject of, a poem is described as being the same as another otherwise unrelated object. For example, “The arms are strong as the iron band”. Similes: The subject of the poem is described by comparing it to another object or subject, using 'as' or 'like'. For example,Read more

    1. Metaphors: An object in, or the subject of, a poem is described as being the same as another otherwise unrelated object. For example, “The arms are strong as the iron band”.
    2. Similes: The subject of the poem is described by comparing it to another object or subject, using ‘as’ or ‘like’. For example, “Like a tan”.
    3. Hyperbole: A figure of speech that is an intentional exaggeration for emphasis or comic effect. For example, “And the muscles of his brawney arms Are strong as iron bands.”

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    Metaphor- A metaphor is a figure of speech that pulls comparisons between two unrelated ideas. Example- I am the pillars of the house;   Inversion- It is a literary technique in which the normal order of words is reversed, in order to achieve a particular effect of emphasis or meter. Example- TRead more

    1. Metaphor- A metaphor is a figure of speech that pulls comparisons between two unrelated ideas.

    Example- I am the pillars of the house;

     

    1. Inversion– It is a literary technique in which the normal order of words is reversed, in order to achieve a particular effect of emphasis or meter.

    Example- The keystone of the arch am I.

     

    1. Apostrophe- Apostrophe is an exclamatory figure of speech. It is a figure of speech in which some absent or non-existent person or thing is addressed as if present and capable of understanding.

    Example- Thou whom a woman laid in a manger,

    Take me not till the children grow!

     

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    Personification- Personification is a figure of speech in which an idea or thing is given human attributes and/or feelings or is spoken of as if it were human. Sleep is personified in this poem. Enjambment- It is the continuation of a sentence to multiple lines. The first two stanzas of this poem coRead more

    Personification– Personification is a figure of speech in which an idea or thing is given human attributes and/or feelings or is spoken of as if it were human. Sleep is personified in this poem.

    Enjambment– It is the continuation of a sentence to multiple lines. The first two stanzas of this poem consist of one sentence. This is an example of enjambment.

    Alliteration- It is the occurrence of the same sound at the beginning of closely connected words. Examples- “One after one”, “white sheets of water”, “Sleepless; and soon the small birds’”, “melodies/ Must hear”, “Sleep! by any stealth:/ So”, “blesséd barrier between”, “day and day”

     

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    Apostrophe- An apostrophe is a figure of speech in which some absent or nonexistent person or thing is addressed as if present and capable of understanding. Example- O train, will you run a little faster— Alliteration: Alliteration is when two or more words that start with the same sound are used reRead more

    1. Apostrophe– An apostrophe is a figure of speech in which some absent or nonexistent person or thing is addressed as if present and capable of understanding. Example- O train, will you run a little faster—
    2. Alliteration: Alliteration is when two or more words that start with the same sound are used repeatedly in a phrase or a sentence. Example- without smiling the smile slowly forming on his lips,

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    Following literary devices/figures of speech have been used in the poem Stammer: Simile: "just as lameness is the silence", "whole people stammer stammer becomes their mother tongue: as it is with us now", "he utters from his prayers to his commands stammers, like poetry. Repetition: The word StammeRead more

    Following literary devices/figures of speech have been used in the poem Stammer:

    • Simile: “just as lameness is the silence”, “whole people stammer stammer becomes their mother tongue: as it is with us now“, “he utters from his prayers to his commands stammers, like poetry.
    • Repetition: The word Stammer is repeated several times in the poem.
    • Metaphor: The word Stammer is a metaphor that refers to the imperfection we have on the earth and it is this imperfection that makes us exist.

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    Exaggeration: A statement that represents something as enormously better or worse than it really is. Example- It is hard to be self-possessed, With your jaw digging into your chest. Simile- A poetic device. It is a direct comparison of two unlike things using “like” or “as”.Example- And your mouth iRead more

    1. Exaggeration: A statement that represents something as enormously better or worse than it really is. Example- It is hard to be self-possessed, With your jaw digging into your chest.
    2. Simile– A poetic device. It is a direct comparison of two unlike things using “like” or “as”.Example- And your mouth is like a section of road that is being worked on.
    3. Apostrophe: An apostrophe is a figure of speech in which some absent or non-existent person or thing is addressed as if present and capable of understanding. Example- And this, O Fate, is I think the most vicious circle that thou…
    4. Repetition: Repetition is a literary device in which a word or phrase is repeated two or more times. Example- line or love line or some other important line in your palm;

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    “The Mountain and the Squirrel” is a poem in which the Squirrel and the Mountain fight each other to assert their superiority. Both the mountain and the squirrel boast about their superiority and, finally, accept each other’s significant role in God’s creation.   The Mountain and the squirrel SRead more

    “The Mountain and the Squirrel” is a poem in which the Squirrel and the Mountain fight each other to assert their superiority. Both the mountain and the squirrel boast about their superiority and, finally, accept each other’s significant role in God’s creation.

     

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