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  1. The poem ‘A Time to Believe’ is a poem on positivity and hope that shows the readers what it means to have faith in oneself. The author, B J Morbitzer, uses standard images to express a message of positivity in the interest of those who want to attain their dreams. The poet describes “belief” in a wRead more

    The poem ‘A Time to Believe’ is a poem on positivity and hope that shows the readers what it means to have faith in oneself. The author, B J Morbitzer, uses standard images to express a message of positivity in the interest of those who want to attain their dreams. The poet describes “belief” in a way that every day is a fresh day, full of hope that miracles will happen and that dreams would come true. He begins by saying that believing requires understanding that unlikely tasks would ultimately become accomplished if one trusts in god’s plan. To believe, he says that he understands the importance of a loving spirit, the purity of a child’s eyes, the wonder of experience; as it is through these that one learns to love one another.

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  1. Repetition: Repetition is a literary device in which a word or phrase is repeated two or more times. Example- Sleep, sleep, my darling, Personification: Personification is a figure of speech where non-human objects are given human traits and qualities. Example- But all the daisies are fast asleep. ARead more

    • Repetition: Repetition is a literary device in which a word or phrase is repeated two or more times.

    Example- Sleep, sleep, my darling,

    • Personification: Personification is a figure of speech where non-human objects are given human traits and qualities.

    Example- But all the daisies are fast asleep.

    • Alliteration: Alliteration is when two or more words that start with the same sound are used repeatedly in a phrase or a sentence.

    Example- The sparrow stirs when he sees day break;

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  1. The central idea of the poem is to create a peaceful environment and put the baby to sleep.   Sleep, My Treasure Summary

    The central idea of the poem is to create a peaceful environment and put the baby to sleep.

     

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  1. Alliteration: Alliteration is when two or more words that start with the same sound are used repeatedly in a phrase or a sentence. Example- and long and loose,   The Donkey Summary

    • Alliteration: Alliteration is when two or more words that start with the same sound are used repeatedly in a phrase or a sentence. Example– and long and loose,

     

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  1. Tautology- use of different words to state the same thing. In wondrous merry mood- Here, the words wondrous and merry mean the same thing. And saw him peep within- The words saw and peep means the same thing. Repetition- Words or phrases are repeated for poetic effect. They were so queer, so very quRead more

    • Tautology– use of different words to state the same thing. In wondrous merry mood- Here, the words wondrous and merry mean the same thing. And saw him peep within- The words saw and peep means the same thing.
    • Repetition– Words or phrases are repeated for poetic effect. They were so queer, so very queer- Here, The word ‘queer’ is repeated two times for poetic effect.
    • Inversion– The normal order of words is reversed, in order to achieve a particular effect of emphasis or meter. A sober man am I- Use of inversion for emphasis.
    • Alliteration– Use of the same sound at the start of two words which are close in series. The grin grew broad- The sound of  ‘g’ is repeated twice for poetic effect.
    • Hyperbole– A literary device used as exaggeration for a poetic effect. And shot from ear to ear- The wideness of the grin is exaggerated to show that servant found the poem to funny.
    • Onomatopoeia– A word that describes a sound. He broke into a roar- the word roar denotes the sound of laughter.
    • Transferred Epithet– A literary device that describes a person, place or object by accompanying it with an adjective. Ten days and nights with sleepless eye- the eye has not been said to be sleepless. The adjective or the modifier ‘sleepless’ describes the type of eye the speaker has been experiencing.

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  1. The poem ‘The Height of Ridiculous’ is based on the poet’s joyful mood, which demonstrates his glee. He enjoyed the poem’s phrases that made him laugh out loud.  The central idea of the poem is the poet’s laugh, which he shares because of some of his work that made him grin, laugh, or even smile.Read more

    The poem ‘The Height of Ridiculous’ is based on the poet’s joyful mood, which demonstrates his glee. He enjoyed the poem’s phrases that made him laugh out loud.  The central idea of the poem is the poet’s laugh, which he shares because of some of his work that made him grin, laugh, or even smile.

     

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  1. Alliteration: Use of consonant sound at the start of two words which are close in series  Eg.  Sleep full of sweet dreams, the sound of ‘s’ is repeated, Metaphor: Compares one kind of thing to another kind of thing. Eg, A bower quiet for us (calmness of the bower is compared to the calming effect ofRead more

    • Alliteration: Use of consonant sound at the start of two words which are close in series  Eg.  Sleep full of sweet dreams, the sound of ‘s’ is repeated,
    • Metaphor: Compares one kind of thing to another kind of thing. Eg, A bower quiet for us (calmness of the bower is compared to the calming effect of a beautiful thing)
    • Anaphora: Use of same word in two consecutive lines. Anaphora serves the purpose of delivering an artistic effect to a passage. Eg. Of noble natures- Of all the unhealthy
    • Imagery: creating a sensory effect of beautiful things lined up in a string.  Eg. A flowery band to bind us,
    • Inversion: The normal order of words is reversed. Eg. ( Are we wreathing a flowery band)
    • Antithesis: opposite words placed together. Eg. Old and young

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  1. Beauty, according to the poet, is impermanent and provides us with the same pleasure over and over again. It brings us lifelong happiness and never fades. In this sad, prosaic world, beauty plays an integral part in our lives, helping us in remaining happy and joyous.   A Thing of Beauty is JoyRead more

    Beauty, according to the poet, is impermanent and provides us with the same pleasure over and over again. It brings us lifelong happiness and never fades. In this sad, prosaic world, beauty plays an integral part in our lives, helping us in remaining happy and joyous.

     

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  1. Alliteration- Use of consonant sound at the start of two words which are close in series Worthless without it. The sound of ‘w’ is repeated. Strength and sagacity. The sound of ‘s’ is repeated. Body or brain. The sound of ‘b’ is repeated. Besiege and beset it. The sound of ‘b’ is repeated. AntithesiRead more

    • Alliteration- Use of consonant sound at the start of two words which are close in series Worthless without it. The sound of ‘w’ is repeated. Strength and sagacity. The sound of ‘s’ is repeated. Body or brain. The sound of ‘b’ is repeated. Besiege and beset it. The sound of ‘b’ is repeated.
    • Antithesis- Contrasting or combining two terms. Work day and night. The words ‘day’ and ‘night’ suggest two different ideas.
    • Climax– It is a figure of speech in which successive words or sentences are arranged in ascending order of importance. Give up your time your peace and your sleep– a set of successive words capacity, strength and sagacity, faith, hope and confidence and stern for tenacity, poverty, famish or gout
    • Repetition-If you gladly sweat for, fret for and plan for it and lose all your terror of the opposition for it- the word ‘for’ is repeated, or sickness or pain- the word ‘or’ is repeated.
    • Tautology- It is the use of different words to say the same thing twice in the same statement. Worthless and useless- two different words with the same meaning. poverty, famish or gout, dogged and grim

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