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  1. Personification: Personification is a figure of speech where non-human objects are given human traits and qualities. Example- Or but a wandering Voice?   Symbolism: It is the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal senRead more

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

    Example- Or but a wandering Voice?

     

    1. Symbolism: It is the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense.

    Example- That golden time again.

     

    1. Hyperbole– Hyperbole is a figure of speech that uses an exaggerated or extravagant statement to create a strong emotional response.

    Example- An unsubstantial, faery place;

     

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  1. Imagery: It can be defined as a writer or speaker's use of words or figures of speech to create a vivid mental picture or physical sensation. Example- In the fearful silence of the forest   Alliteration: Alliteration is when two or more words that start with the same sound are used repeatedly iRead more

    1. Imagery: It can be defined as a writer or speaker’s use of words or figures of speech to create a vivid mental picture or physical sensation. Example- In the fearful silence of the forest

     

    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- To find food for its four little ones,

     

    1. Onomatopoeia: It is a figure of speech in which words evoke the actual sound of the thing they refer to or describe. Example- its twittering fledglings do not know

     

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  1. This poem is a short, lyric poem. Divided into quatrains, it has a simple rhyme scheme of abab cdcd and so on and so forth.   An April Day Summary

    This poem is a short, lyric poem. Divided into quatrains, it has a simple rhyme scheme of abab cdcd and so on and so forth.

     

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  1. The poem has a myriad of poetic devices, some of which are as follows: Syncope: Words are shortened with the usage of an apostrophe to maintain the rhyme scheme. An example would be “'T”.   2. Alliteration: Some of them found in the poem are: “'T is sweet to visit the still wood, where springs”Read more

    The poem has a myriad of poetic devices, some of which are as follows:

    1. Syncope:

    Words are shortened with the usage of an apostrophe to maintain the rhyme scheme. An example would be “’T”.

     

    2. Alliteration:

    Some of them found in the poem are: “’T is sweet to visit the still wood, where springs”, “hollows of the hills”.

     

    3. Visual Imagery:

    The poem uses a number of visual imageries in order to describe the beauty of the Spring. Examples would be “warm sun”, “dark and many-folded clouds”, and “silver woods”.

     

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  1. The central idea of this poem is the appreciation of the beauty of nature, Spring in particular. The persona describes in detail how Spring brings forth joy to anything and everything in the month of April.   An April Day Summary

    The central idea of this poem is the appreciation of the beauty of nature, Spring in particular. The persona describes in detail how Spring brings forth joy to anything and everything in the month of April.

     

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  1. The overall rhyme scheme of this poem is ‘abab’, yet some stanzas, particularly the opening lines, more closely reflect the ‘abcb’ pattern that is common in ballads. The first and tenth stanza have the rhyme scheme ‘abcb’, whereas the last stanza has the rhyme scheme ‘abccb’.   We are seven SumRead more

    The overall rhyme scheme of this poem is ‘abab’, yet some stanzas, particularly the opening lines, more closely reflect the ‘abcb’ pattern that is common in ballads. The first and tenth stanza have the rhyme scheme ‘abcb’, whereas the last stanza has the rhyme scheme ‘abccb’.

     

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