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  1. Poonam Sharma
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    The central idea of the poem The Ball Poem is that every person tries to possess things. He feels as if the things which he possess will always remain with him. However he has to lose them one day and bear the pain of its loss. A person gets attached to his possessions and thus when he loses them, hRead more

    The central idea of the poem The Ball Poem is that every person tries to possess things. He feels as if the things which he possess will always remain with him. However he has to lose them one day and bear the pain of its loss.

    A person gets attached to his possessions and thus when he loses them, he feels depressed and sorrowful. The poet says that we have to accept this harsh reality and also try to move on because it is useless to cry over spilt milk. We cannot bring back the things which we lose. So we should always move on.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The theme of the poem revolves around the loss, mortality and separation. In the poem, poet's mother grows up quickly and misses her youth which is lost now. On the other hand, after the death of her mother, the poet misses her laugh and becomes sorrowful. According to her, humans are short-lived anRead more

    The theme of the poem revolves around the loss, mortality and separation. In the poem, poet’s mother grows up quickly and misses her youth which is lost now. On the other hand, after the death of her mother, the poet misses her laugh and becomes sorrowful. According to her, humans are short-lived and transient. We change quickly unlike the sea which is immortal.

    This transient and mortal nature of humans lead of separation and loss. Poet’s mother die and now she lives with the memories of her mother. She is unable to express her sorrow. Hence she remains silent in the end.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The central idea of the poem Rain on the Roof is that rain has power of healing the mind and the heart of humans as it heals the earth. The poet's mind is flooded with the memories of past when the drops of rain fall on the roof of his cottage and their sound reach poet's ears. These memories make hRead more

    The central idea of the poem Rain on the Roof is that rain has power of healing the mind and the heart of humans as it heals the earth. The poet’s mind is flooded with the memories of past when the drops of rain fall on the roof of his cottage and their sound reach poet’s ears.

    These memories make him feel joy as well as sorrow. However he feels better.

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    The main theme reflected in this poem is the importance of cyclic nature of rain as well as the poetry of the poet. First, the water evaporates from seas and other water bodies to atmosphere. There it forms clouds which then come back to earth in the form of rain. The whole cycle of the water is vitRead more

    The main theme reflected in this poem is the importance of cyclic nature of rain as well as the poetry of the poet. First, the water evaporates from seas and other water bodies to atmosphere. There it forms clouds which then come back to earth in the form of rain. The whole cycle of the water is vital for Earth. It is this cycle which makes the earth green and clean, It makes the life possible on earth.

    According to the poet, like rain, his poetry is also vital for humans. It also has cyclic nature – First it goes from the poet to different people. Then, it changes them either by teaching them or making them smile or encouraging them or helping them to solve some problem or struggle against something. Finally, it comes back to the poet along with happiness, criticism, suggestions etc.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The main theme of the poem Keeping Quiet is Peace, Fraternity and Unity. Throughout the poem, the poet talks about destruction caused by greed and selfishness. We are destroying our environment, killing our brothers and hurting ourselves and while doing all this, we never introspect ourselves and ouRead more

    The main theme of the poem Keeping Quiet is Peace, Fraternity and Unity. Throughout the poem, the poet talks about destruction caused by greed and selfishness. We are destroying our environment, killing our brothers and hurting ourselves and while doing all this, we never introspect ourselves and our actions.

    According to the poet, if we stop doing everything (like wars, deforestation, industrialisation, killing of animals, hurting ourselves) and instead remain still and keep silence, we will be able to feel a strange happiness. We will be able to introspect our inner self which asks us to spread love and unity instead of hate and greed.

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    The message of the poem Dust of Snow is that worst things often lead to the best memories. In the poem, the poet is not in a good mood. However when a crow (a bad omen), shakes down dust of snow (used in negative sense) from Hemlock tree (another sign of bad omen), the poet feels a change of mood anRead more

    The message of the poem Dust of Snow is that worst things often lead to the best memories. In the poem, the poet is not in a good mood. However when a crow (a bad omen), shakes down dust of snow (used in negative sense) from Hemlock tree (another sign of bad omen), the poet feels a change of mood and he remains happy for the rest of the day.

    The poem thus gives the message that we should always remain positive, optimistic and hopeful even in the worst condition because goodness is found in everything.

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    Following literary devices have been used in the poem On the Grasshopper and the Cricket by John Keats: Personification: When the poet gives human characteristics to animals, plants or other non-living things. In the poem, the poet the Grasshopper using the word "he". One more example is "the frostRead more

    Following literary devices have been used in the poem On the Grasshopper and the Cricket by John Keats:

    1. Personification: When the poet gives human characteristics to animals, plants or other non-living things. In the poem, the poet the Grasshopper using the word “he”. One more example is “the frost has wrought a silence” Frost is symbolised as something living.
    2. Metaphor: It is the direct comparison of two or more things. In the poem, the poet compares earth’s poetry with the singing of grasshopper and also compares the singing of grasshopper with that of cricket.
    3. Oxymoron: It is a figure of speech in which two contradictory terms are combined. e.g. “pleasant weed”. Weed is an unnecessary thing. However the poet calls in pleasant because it is a part of nature.
    4. Enjambment: It is the continuation of a sentence without a pause, beyond the end of a line, couplet or a stanza. e.g. “when the frost has wrought a silence”, “from the stove there shrills the cricket’s song” etc.
    5. Alliteration: It is the repetition of identical initial consonant sounds in successive or closely associated syllables within a group of words. e.g. “a voice will run”, “from hedge to hedge”,  “…winter evening, when…”.
    6. Inversion: it is the inverting of the normal word order in a sentence or phrase. e.g. “Poetry of earth is ceasing never“, “And seems to one is drowsiness half lost“.

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    The theme of the poem Fire and Ice is that the world will be destroyed some day and the poet is of the views that there will be two reasons for its destruction; fire and ice. Fire symbolises greed and ice symbolises coldness in relation and hate. The poet says that the world is bound to destroy on dRead more

    The theme of the poem Fire and Ice is that the world will be destroyed some day and the poet is of the views that there will be two reasons for its destruction; fire and ice. Fire symbolises greed and ice symbolises coldness in relation and hate.

    The poet says that the world is bound to destroy on day. However it will be destroyed by fire i.e. greed which makes a person do all the inhumane blunders. However, if the world would have to perish twice, then coldness i.e. hate would be responsible for its destruction.

    So, greed and hate are the greatest enemies of humanity and the poet suggests us to never adopt them.

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    In the poem Laburnum Top, the poet talks about the mutual relationship of a Laburnum Tree and goldfinch which has built a nest in the it. The main theme of the poem is "mutual benefit". The tree which is still in its position comes to life by the chirping and swift movement of bird and its chicks. ORead more

    In the poem Laburnum Top, the poet talks about the mutual relationship of a Laburnum Tree and goldfinch which has built a nest in the it. The main theme of the poem is “mutual benefit”. The tree which is still in its position comes to life by the chirping and swift movement of bird and its chicks. On the other hand, the bird and her young ones get space to live in.

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    Following literary devices/poetic devices have been used in the poem Cherry Tree written by Ruskin Bond: Alliteration – Consonant sounds are repeated in successive words for melody. “Its arms in a fresh fierce lust” Here, the consonant sound ‘f’ is repeated pleasingly. “Made a miracle from green groRead more

    Following literary devices/poetic devices have been used in the poem Cherry Tree written by Ruskin Bond:

    1. Alliteration – Consonant sounds are repeated in successive words for melody. “Its arms in a fresh fierce lust” Here, the consonant sound ‘f’ is repeated pleasingly. “Made a miracle from green growing” Here, the consonant sound ‘g’ is repeated pleasingly. “Shrivelled the slender stem….” Here, the consonant sound ‘s’ is repeated pleasingly.
    2. Antithesis – Opposite ideas/words are used together. Example – “but cherries have a way of growing, Though no one’s caring very much or knowing.” -Opposite idea of growing without caring is seen in the lines. “It was very small, five months child Lost in the tall grass running wild.” -Opposite ideas – small and tall are seen in the lines.
    3. Climax – words, phrases, lines are arranged in ascending order of their importance. Examples “Pink, fragile, quick to fall”
    4. Personification – Human qualities are attributed to non-human, inanimate objects. Example – “A Tree had come to stay” A tree is given the human quality of coming and staying.

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