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    The speaker begins by asserting that the view before him just might be the best thing in the world. It would be a very 'dull' person who could pass through without stopping to appreciate the 'majesty' of what he sees. And what is this splendid sight? That of a mighty city, full of the amazing accompRead more

    The speaker begins by asserting that the view before him just might be the best thing in the world. It would be a very ‘dull’ person who could pass through without stopping to appreciate the ‘majesty’ of what he sees. And what is this splendid sight? That of a mighty city, full of the amazing accomplishments of man. ‘Ships, towers, domes, theatres, and temples,’ spread before the speaker.

    But these man-made marvels have yet to come to life in the early morning. The buildings and ships are seen as part of the greater setting: the natural landscape. The sun rises over the quiet scene, and the river moves along on its natural path. For the brief time between sunrise and the beginning of the workday, the speaker feels ‘a calm so deep.’ For at this moment, civilization sleeps, and the beating heart of man-made constructs is ‘lying still.’

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    Following figures of speech/literary devices have been used in the poem: Assonance: Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in the same line. For example, the sound of /o/ in “Dull would he be of soul who could pass by” and the sound of /i/ in “All bright and glittering in the smokeless air.” CoRead more

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

    1. Assonance: Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in the same line. For example, the sound of /o/ in “Dull would he be of soul who could pass by” and the sound of /i/ in “All bright and glittering in the smokeless air.”
    2. Consonance: Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds in the same line such as the sound of /l/ in “splendour, valley, rock, or hill;” and the sound of /h/ in “And all that mighty heart” and /s/ sound in “Ships, towers, domes, theatres, and temples lie.”
    3. Enjambment: It is defined as a thought in verse that does not come to an end at a line break; instead, it rolls over to the next line. For example,“Dull would he be of soul who could pass by A sight so touching in its majesty.”
    4. Hyperbole: Hyperbole is a device used to exaggerate a statement for the sake of emphasis. Wordsworth has used this device in the opening lines poem as he exaggerates the beauty of London city. For example, “Earth has not anything to show more fair: Dull would he be of soul who could pass by.”
    5. Imagery: Imagery is used to make readers perceive things involving their five senses. For example, “The river glideth at his own sweet will” and “This City now doth, like a garment, wear.”
    6. Personification: Personification is to give human qualities to inanimate objects. In the fourth line “This City now doth, like a garment, wear”, the city is personified.
    7. Simile: It is a figure of speech used to compare an object or person with something else to make the meanings clear to the readers. For example, “This City now doth, like a garment, wear”.

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    The beauty of autumn is the main theme of this poem. The poet shows us just how wonderful this particular season is, and how nature celebrates it. The image of autumn as a slender maiden decked with autumnal flowers and robed in moonlight leaves a lasting impact on our mind. Autumn Poem Summary

    The beauty of autumn is the main theme of this poem. The poet shows us just how wonderful this particular season is, and how nature celebrates it. The image of autumn as a slender maiden decked with autumnal flowers and robed in moonlight leaves a lasting impact on our mind.

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    Following poetic devices have been used in the poem Autumn written by Kalidasa: 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. Autumn being personified as a beautiful maiden is the main tRead more

    Following poetic devices have been used in the poem Autumn written by Kalidasa:

    1. 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. Autumn being personified as a beautiful maiden is the main theme of this poem.
    2. Simile- A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two things. Example- “Birds greet her with their cooing glad/ Like a bracelet’s tinkling song.”
    3. Alliteration- It is the occurrence of the same sound at the beginning of closely connected words. Examples- “Bewitching smiles are shown”, “She seems a slender maid, who soon”, “Will be a woman grown”
    4. Metaphor– A metaphor directly refers to one thing by mentioning another. Examples- “Her silken robe is white moonlight”, “her face (the radiant moon)”
    5. 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 beautiful characteristics of autumn.
    6. Enjambment– It is the continuation of a sentence to multiple lines. The second stanza is an example of enjambment.

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    The main theme of this poem is kindness. The young boy sees the old lady struggling and comes around to help her out of the kindness of his heart. He wants his own mother to be treated just as kindly someday. Somebody’s Mother Poem Summary

    The main theme of this poem is kindness. The young boy sees the old lady struggling and comes around to help her out of the kindness of his heart. He wants his own mother to be treated just as kindly someday.

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    Following figures of speech/literary devices have been used in the poem Somebody's Mother: Alliteration- It is the occurrence of the same sound at the beginning of closely connected words. Examples- “The woman was old”, “streets were white”, “the crowded crossing”, “the slippery street”, “without huRead more

    Following figures of speech/literary devices have been used in the poem Somebody’s Mother:

    1. Alliteration- It is the occurrence of the same sound at the beginning of closely connected words. Examples- “The woman was old”, “streets were white”, “the crowded crossing”, “the slippery street”, “without hurt or harm”, “His young heart happy”, “‘She’s somebody’s mother”, “someone, some time”, “somebody’s son”
    2. Simile- A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two things. Example- “Came happy boys, like a flock of sheep”
    3. Synecdoche- Synecdoche is a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa. Example- “her anxious eye”
    4. Inversion– It is a change in the expected word order. Examples- “At the crowded crossing she waited long”, “Hastened the children on their way”, “Her aged hand on his strong young arm/ She placed”.

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    The rhyme scheme of the poem Somebody's Mother is  is aabbcc in stanzas 3 and 6 and aabb in all the remaining stanzas. Somebody’s Mother Poem Summary

    The rhyme scheme of the poem Somebody’s Mother is  is aabbcc in stanzas 3 and 6 and aabb in all the remaining stanzas.

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